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Undercut

verb

(past & past part. undercut; pres. part. undercutting)

Sell cheaper than one's competition. Synonym: undersell.

Cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief.

Cut away the underpart of.

Strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot.

Cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall.

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"Undercut" Quotes from Famous Books

... A the saw has been allowed to run too far when cutting the shoulder, thus greatly weakening the tenon. At B faulty sawing has again occurred, and to remedy this defect the worker has resorted to paring the shoulder with a chisel. Had the chisel been used vertically an undercut shoulder (as at B) would not have occurred. The trouble now is that the slightest amount of shrinkage in the width of the stile will show an open joint. The result will be the same if it is necessary ...

— Woodwork Joints - How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. • William Fairham

... before camping at the base of Turtle Mountain, Clarke and I gave chase to some buffalo, and I killed one, which I proceeded to cut up at once by removing the tongue and undercut of the fillet. The meat I tied to the thongs of my saddle, placed there especially for that purpose, and I rejoined the camp before nightfall. Clarke came back shortly afterwards, having killed his buffalo in three or four shots, and after a long chase. This had ...

— Happy Days for Boys and Girls • Various

... balance, care should be observed to set the banking pin in the rim so it will come right; this is usually secured by setting said pin so it stands opposite to the opening in the half shell. The seat of the balance on the collet D should be undercut so that there is only an edge to rivet down on the balance. This will be better understood by inspecting Fig. 181, where we show a vertical section of the collet D and cylinder A. At g g is shown the undercut edge ...

— Watch and Clock Escapements • Anonymous

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