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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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