surdent
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of SURDENT s. m.
Dent qui vient hors de rang, & entre deux autres dents. SURDENT, en termes d'Escuyers, est une dent mâcheliere du cheval, qui croist trop haute, qui pousse des pointes, & qui incommode la langue & les levres du cheval en mangeant.
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