† underfeelv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To examine, pry into, quietly or secretly.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > feel curious about [verb (transitive)] > pry
overpry1566
to pry into ——1581
underfeel1600
to poke (also stick, thrust, etc.) one's nose into (also in)1611
spy1626
1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 639 The young man..practised secretly to underfeele and sound his mind.
1630 J. Taylor Bawd in Wks. ii. 92/1 The Priest..wil know her disposition,..and craftily vnderfeele her policies.
1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 81 Emissaries, who,..to underfeel and undermine men, repair to them with counterfeit errands.
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