underblow

English

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

underblow (third-person singular simple present underblows, present participle underblowing, simple past underblew, past participle underblown)

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

Etymology 2

From under- +‎ blow (noun).

Noun

underblow (plural underblows)

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

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