Underdrift

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An underlying meaning that is not made explicit.

    "Now, Lydia, looking two ways, seemed to see double, but even she did not discover the subtle underdrift which gave this poem a distinct meaning for two persons."

  2. 2
    Synonym of undertow.

    "This alone, except the underdrift from breakers, brings new materials to form an original deposit in the sea."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the gearing that turns the millstone beneath the floor. not-comparable

    "The overdrift method in smock mills may be seen at Punnetts Town, and the underdrift at Shipley."

Synonyms

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undertow

Example

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"The overdrift method in smock mills may be seen at Punnetts Town, and the underdrift at Shipley."

Etymology

From under- + drift.

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