"underblow" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underblow.wav Forms: underblows [plural]
Etymology: From under- + blow (noun). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|blow|pos2=noun}} under- + blow (noun) Head templates: {{en-noun}} underblow (plural underblows)
  1. A blow from beneath. Related terms: overblow
    Sense id: en-underblow-en-noun-oh5LeYbl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underblow.wav Forms: underblows [present, singular, third-person], underblowing [participle, present], underblew [past], underblown [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English underblowen, equivalent to under- + blow. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|underblowen}} Middle English underblowen, {{prefix|en|under|blow}} under- + blow Head templates: {{en-verb|underblows|underblowing|underblew|underblown}} underblow (third-person singular simple present underblows, present participle underblowing, simple past underblew, past participle underblown)
  1. (transitive) To fail to blow with sufficient force or energy Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underblow-en-verb-PGzrdL9x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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