Underbury

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To bury beneath; bury under. rare, transitive

    "When the marriage act was mooted, Keith swore that he would revenge himself upon the bishops, by taking some acres of land for a burying-ground, and underburying them all."

Example

More examples

"When the marriage act was mooted, Keith swore that he would revenge himself upon the bishops, by taking some acres of land for a burying-ground, and underburying them all."

Etymology

From under- + bury.

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