The cable passes over the bows and stern of the boat used, while the men haul the boat along by pulling
upon the cable. Totten.
To underrun a tackle (Naut.),
to separate its parts and put them in order.
Undersail
(Un`der*sail") v. i. To sail alongshore. [Obs.]
Undersailed
(Un"der*sailed`) a. Inadequately equipped with sails. [Obs.]
Undersaturated
(Un`der*sat"u*ra`ted) a. Not fully saturated; imperfectly saturated.
Undersay
(Un`der*say") v. t. To say by way of derogation or contradiction. [Obs.] Spenser.
Underscore
(Un`der*score") v. t. To draw a mark or line under; to underline. J. Tucker.
Undersecretary
(Un`der*sec"re*ta*ry) n. A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant
secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury.
Undersell
(Un`der*sell") v. t. To sell the same articles at a lower price than; to sell cheaper than.
Underservant
(Un"der*serv`ant) n. An inferior servant.
Underset
(Un`der*set") v. t. To prop or support. Bacon.
Underset
(Un"der*set`) n. (Naut.) Undercurrent.
Undersetter
(Un"der*set`ter) n. One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal.
Undersetting
(Un"der*set`ting) n. Something set or built under as a support; a pedestal. Sir H. Wotton.
Undershapen
(Un"der*shap`en) a. Under the usual shape or size; small; dwarfish. [Poetic]
His dwarf, a vicious undershapen thing.
Tennyson. Undersheriff
(Un"der*sher`iff) n. A sheriff's deputy.
Undersheriffry
(Un"der*sher`iff*ry) n. Undershrievalty. [Obs.]
Undershirt
(Un"der*shirt`) n. A shirt worn next the skin, under another shirt; — called also undervest.
Undershoot
(Un`der*shoot") v. t. To shoot short of
Undershot
(Un"der*shot`) a.
1. (Zoöl.) Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.
2. Moved by water passing beneath; — said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot
wheel.
Undershrievalty
(Un"der*shriev"al*ty) n. The office or position of an undersheriff.
Undershrieve
(Un"der*shrieve`) n. (Bot.) A low shrub; a woody plant of low stature.
Undershrub
(Un"der*shrub`), a. Partly shrublike.
Undershut
(Un"der*shut`) a. Closed from beneath.
Undershut valve (Mach.),
a valve which shuts by being lifted against a seat facing downward. Knight.