释义 |
underˈhew, v. rare. [under-1 4 a and 8 c.] 1. trans. To undercut, undermine.
1523Ld. Berners Froiss. I. 675 They..myned and vnder hewed the walles. [1611Florio, Sottotagliare, to vnder⁓cut or hew.] 2. U.S. To hew (timber) in such a manner that it contains less than the proper number of cubic feet.
1847Webster (citing S. S. Haldeman). |