What does underblow mean?
Underblow means (transitive) To fail to blow with sufficient force or energy.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To fail to blow with sufficient force or energy.
...as advancing nearer to the skipper he struck the extended rapier with a dexterous underblow and made it spin...
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Underblow means (transitive) To fail to blow with sufficient force or energy.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
...as advancing nearer to the skipper he struck the extended rapier with a dexterous underblow and made it spin...
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