What does underpeer mean?
Underpeer means (archaic) To look beneath something..
Underpeer
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(archaic) To look beneath something..
Example Sentences
Midsommer pageants in London, where to make the people wonder, are set forth great and uglie gyants marching as if they were alive, and armed at all points, but within they are stuffed full of browne paper and tow, which the shrewd boyes, underpeering, do guilefully discover, and turne to a greate derision.
Synonyms for underpeer
Antonyms for underpeer
Word Forms
- underpeers
- underpeering
- underpeered
Usage Notes
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Midsommer pageants in London, where to make the people wonder, are set forth great and uglie gyants marching as if they were alive, and armed at all points, but within they are stuffed full of browne paper and tow, which the shrewd boyes, underpeering, do guilefully discover, and turne to a greate derision.
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