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ˈunderscrub
[under-1 5 d.]
1. An undergrown or insignificant person.
1822Blackw. Mag. XI. 362* The less you have to do with the Cockney underscrubs the better.
2. Undergrowth; brushwood.
1870S. F. Prentice Tale of N.Z. (MS.) 56 To force a passage through lighter underscrub. 1891[see fall v. 51 c]. 1894J. Geikie Gt. Ice Age (ed. 3) 455 The underscrub being composed chiefly of hazels and occasional birches. 1895Daily News 21 May 6/3 They had been unable to commence cultivation until a clearance had been made of the underscrub.
Hence ˈunderˌscrubbery, a collection of underscrubs; ˈunderscrubbing vbl. n. N.Z., the cutting down of underscrub.
1851G. W. Curtis Nile Notes xxv. 116, I saw the Commander assisting the confused crowd of under-scrubbery out of the boat, with his kurbash or whip. 1935N. R. McKenzie Gael fares Forth vi. 79 To the younger boys was assigned the task of ‘under-scrubbing’ or cutting the small trees, shrubs, vines..and other plants which grow so luxuriantly on the forest floor. 1948D. L. G. Mundy There's Gold in Hills ix. 83 The under⁓scrubbing in New Zealand would be done for about 4s. to 5s. |