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underprop

verb

Etymology

From under- + prop.

  1. inherited from proppe — “a prop, support, support for a vine or plant”
  2. prefixed as underprop — “under + prop”

Definitions

  1. To prop from beneath

    To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold, prop up.

    • He hath employed all his wit to frame him selfe anew (as impatient of his fortune) and to underprop or uphold himselfe by his inventions.
    • Hovv greatly befriendeth he vs, that keepeth our houſe from falling, that vnderproppeth it vvith great cunning, and vpholdeth it in the aire, being cleft and vvinde-ſhaken from the very foundation: […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA