UNDERFONGS

Verb

underfongs

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underfong

Source: Wiktionary


UNDERFONG

Un`der*fong", v. t. Etym: [AS. underfongen, p. p. of underf to undertake; under under + f to take. See Fang to seize.]

1. To undertake; to take in hand; to receive. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Rom. of R.

2. To insnare; to circumvent. [Obs.] Spenser.

3. To sustain; to support; to guard. Nash.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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