underslungadj.

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2a(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈunderslung.

a. Mechanics. That is slung under (another part, etc.), or from the under part of (something).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [adjective] > other specific parts

self-balancing1796

epicyclic1841

slotted1849

reversing1864

kinematic1876

self-aligning1889

knock-off1896

underslung1909

self-cancelling1933

knock-on1952

toleranced1953

select1974

1909 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1920 Sci. Amer. 30 Oct. 453/1 Those who have had to do with the handling of lumber have..discovered that..shapes long and narrow..are frequently best manipulated by the aid of an underslung carriage.

1924 S. R. Roget Dict. Electr. Terms 282/1 Underslung Monorail Railway. See Suspended Railway.

1932 S. C. H. Davis Motor Racing v. 74 The whole of the front axle had parted from its underslung spring on one side.

1951 Engineering 14 Sept. 329/1 A marine Diesel engine has an under-slung crankshaft.

1968 Gloss. Terms Materials Handling (B.S.I.) iv. 8 Under-slung crane, a crane in which the travelling end carriage wheels run on the lower flanges of the gantry beams.

1982 Daily Tel. 24 May 5/6 Helicopters..hover to lift underslung loads.

b. In various transferred and figurative uses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > suspended beneath

underslung1931

1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route 216 To get under~slung, means to ride under a train and have the shacks [brakemen] throw things at you, or to have them drag a piece of iron on a string under the car so that, bounding up and down, it will punish you plenty.

1931 F. L. Allen Only Yesterday vi. 130 Charles G. Dawes..entranced the newspaper-reading public with his picturesque language, his underslung pipe, and his broom-waving histrionics.

1940 Amer. Speech 15 248 Though his figure is somewhat underslung, he is by way of being a sportsman.

1978 S. Sheldon Bloodline xii. 163 She had a tiny potbelly, and her derrière seemed—this was the only word Elizabeth could think of—underslung.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	underslung
释义	underslungadj. Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2a(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈunderslung. a. Mechanics. That is slung under (another part, etc.), or from the under part of (something). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [adjective] > other specific parts self-balancing1796 epicyclic1841 slotted1849 reversing1864 kinematic1876 self-aligning1889 knock-off1896 underslung1909 self-cancelling1933 knock-on1952 toleranced1953 select1974 1909 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1920 Sci. Amer. 30 Oct. 453/1 Those who have had to do with the handling of lumber have..discovered that..shapes long and narrow..are frequently best manipulated by the aid of an underslung carriage. 1924 S. R. Roget Dict. Electr. Terms 282/1 Underslung Monorail Railway. See Suspended Railway. 1932 S. C. H. Davis Motor Racing v. 74 The whole of the front axle had parted from its underslung spring on one side. 1951 Engineering 14 Sept. 329/1 A marine Diesel engine has an under-slung crankshaft. 1968 Gloss. Terms Materials Handling (B.S.I.) iv. 8 Under-slung crane, a crane in which the travelling end carriage wheels run on the lower flanges of the gantry beams. 1982 Daily Tel. 24 May 5/6 Helicopters..hover to lift underslung loads. b. In various transferred and figurative uses. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > suspended beneath underslung1931 1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route 216 To get under~slung, means to ride under a train and have the shacks [brakemen] throw things at you, or to have them drag a piece of iron on a string under the car so that, bounding up and down, it will punish you plenty. 1931 F. L. Allen Only Yesterday vi. 130 Charles G. Dawes..entranced the newspaper-reading public with his picturesque language, his underslung pipe, and his broom-waving histrionics. 1940 Amer. Speech 15 248 Though his figure is somewhat underslung, he is by way of being a sportsman. 1978 S. Sheldon Bloodline xii. 163 She had a tiny potbelly, and her derrière seemed—this was the only word Elizabeth could think of—underslung. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1909
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