v. rare. [UNDER-1 4 a and 8 c.]
1. trans. To undercut, undermine.
1523. Ld. Berners, Froiss., I. 675. They … myned and vnder hewed the walles.
[1611. Florio, Sottotagliare, to vndercut or hew.]
2. U.S. To hew (timber) in such a manner that it contains less than the proper number of cubic feet.
1847. Webster (citing S. S. Haldeman).
