"underdraw" meaning in English

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          "text": "He has the whole of the room underdrawn, with the exception of two bays at one end; he admits plenty of air by the windows in the roof into the triangular shaped space formed by the roof and the underdrawing;",
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        "(transitive) To cover or line the underside of (a floor or roof) with plasterwork, boarding or other such treatment."
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        "To take or draw less than one needs or is entitled to."
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