UNDERPROP

Etymology

Verb

underprop (third-person singular simple present underprops, present participle underpropping, simple past and past participle underpropped)

(transitive) 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.

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*prop", v. t.

Definition: To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold. Underprop the head that bears the crown. Fenton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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