Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underhew

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-hew
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

To hew less than is usual or proper; specifically, to hew, as a piece of timber which should be square, in such a manner that it appears to contain a greater number of cubic feet than it really does contain.

Questions

What does underhew mean?: To hew less than is usual or proper; specifically, to hew, as a piece of timber which should be square, in such a manner that it appears to contain a greater number of cubic feet than it really does contain.

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