underhew

underhew
\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: under (I) + hew
: to hew (timber) to scant dimensions

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  • Underhew — Un der*hew , v. t. To hew less than is usual or proper; specifically, to hew, as a piece of timber which should be square, in such a manner that it appears to contain a greater number of cubic feet than it really does contain. Haldeman. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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