Underbury
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 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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