UNDERSTOCK

understock

(verb) stock with less than the usual or desirable number or quantity

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

understock (third-person singular simple present understocks, present participle understocking, simple past and past participle understocked)

(transitive) To stock with an insufficient amount.

Noun

understock (plural understocks)

(horticulture) The rootstock onto which the scion is grafted.

Source: Wiktionary

Un`der*stock", v. t.

Definition: To supply insufficiently with stock. A. Smith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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