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underblow en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English underblowen, equivalent to under- + blow.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To fail to blow with sufficient force or energy

Forms

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underblown Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underblows Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
underblew Tense=Past lexicographic
underblowing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

underblow en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *blēaną Proto-West Germanic *blāan Old English blāwan Middle English blowen English blow English underblow From under- + blow (noun).

Meanings

  1. A blow from beneath.
    • ...as advancing nearer to the skipper he struck the extended rapier with a dexterous underblow and made it spin... 1866, John Pendleton Kennedy, Rob of the Bowl:

Forms

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underblows Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

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