[Cf. next and SNAG-TOOTH.] An irregular or projecting tooth.
1825. Jennings, Obs. Dial. West Eng., 71. Snaggle-tooth, a tooth growing irregularly.
1859. Slang Dict., 96. Snaggle teeth, uneven, and unpleasant looking dental operators.
1897. S. Watson, Life’s Look-out, 67. Every building had its own lurch inwards or outwards, like a mouthful of snaggle teeth.
