underthingn.
1. A lower or inferior thing.
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior thing > [noun]
poornessa1382
chaffc1386
cold roast?1406
arse-guta1413
short end1560
under-kind1571
inferior1589
canvas-back1605
underthing1620
under-sort1655
wasteling1750
slouch1767
shamea1771
neck beefa1777
rep1786
wastrel1790
wastera1800
shoddy1862
piece1884
tinhorn1887
robbo1897
cheapie1898
buckeye1906
reach-me-down1916
dog1917
stinkeroo1934
bodgie1964
cheapo1975
1620 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Phylaster i. 9 My womans strength Is so ore chargde, with dangers..that these vnder things dares not abide in such a troubled sea.
1924 R. Hichens After Verdict iii. vii. 384 How horrible, how humiliating all these under-things were, poisoning what should be a perfect communion.
2. plural. Under-clothing.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun]
linenc1330
napery1598
small clothes1625
linings1631
unders1731
underdress1788
unmentionable1791
unexpressible1810
underclothes1824
underclothing1835
unmentionabilities1840
underthings1864
underwear1872
under-gear1883
innerwear1904
scanty1928
smalls1934
long john1941
skivvy1945
1864 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene 354 If..woollen underthings are worn, the perspiration is sufficiently absorbed.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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