"underpeer" meaning in English

See underpeer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: underpeers [present, singular, third-person], underpeering [participle, present], underpeered [participle, past], underpeered [past]
Etymology: under- + peer Etymology templates: {{af|en|under-|peer}} under- + peer Head templates: {{en-verb}} underpeer (third-person singular simple present underpeers, present participle underpeering, simple past and past participle underpeered)
  1. (archaic) To look beneath something. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-underpeer-en-verb-HuIKzhLi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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