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underblow en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English underblowen, equivalent to under- + blow.
Meanings
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(transitive) To fail to blow with sufficient force or energy
Forms
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
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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
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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:
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overblow