释义 |
▪ I. ˈunder-ˌpinner1 [under-1 6 a + pinner2.] A subordinate pound-keeper.
1599George a Greene E 4, I am vnder pinner of a towne, And..I shall be turned out of mine office. ▪ II. under-ˈpinner2 [f. underpin v.] A support or prop; fig. a leg.
1859Bartlett Dict. Amer. (ed. 2) 493 Underpinners, the legs, which in English flash language are called pins. 1861Reade Cloister & H. xliii, The underpinners gave way, and the tower suddenly sank away from the walls. |