undertiev.
transitive. To tie beneath. Also spec. (see quot. 1894).
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > bind with cord, string, or tie > tie beneath
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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [verb (transitive)] > dress fly
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1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Vndertye, subligo.
1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Onderbinden, to Vndertye.
1894 Outing 24 258/2 The wings are under-tied, as are all our home-made flies; that is, the wings cover the point of the hook.
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