underfeedadj.

Etymology: Compare underfeed v. 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈunderfeed.

Of furnaces: Fed with fuel from below.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

underfeedv.

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a), 2a(a)Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌunderˈfeed.

1. transitive. To feed insufficiently; to stint in food.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > feed or nourish [verb (transitive)] > underfeed or restrict feeding

underfeed1659

scrimp1691

snape1847

1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα iii. xxviii. 363 The Fanaticks strive to underfeed and starve it to a despicable feeblenesse.

1842 A. Combe Physiol. Digestion (1845) ix. 75 Underfeeding and great mortality of the poor.

1861 G. Smith Inaugural Lect. 32 The folly of overworking and underfeeding the labourer.

2. To feed with fuel from below.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > supply with fuel [verb (transitive)]

feed1582

fuela1593

fuelize1631

underfeed1904

1904 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Dec. 439 He was convinced that the fundamental principle of underfeeding was a success.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	underfeed
释义	underfeedadj. Etymology: Compare underfeed v. 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈunderfeed. Of furnaces: Fed with fuel from below. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021). underfeedv. Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a), 2a(a)Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌunderˈfeed. 1. transitive. To feed insufficiently; to stint in food. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > feed or nourish [verb (transitive)] > underfeed or restrict feeding underfeed1659 scrimp1691 snape1847 1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα iii. xxviii. 363 The Fanaticks strive to underfeed and starve it to a despicable feeblenesse. 1842 A. Combe Physiol. Digestion (1845) ix. 75 Underfeeding and great mortality of the poor. 1861 G. Smith Inaugural Lect. 32 The folly of overworking and underfeeding the labourer. 2. To feed with fuel from below. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > supply with fuel [verb (transitive)] feed1582 fuela1593 fuelize1631 underfeed1904 1904 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Dec. 439 He was convinced that the fundamental principle of underfeeding was a success. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.v.1659
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