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De - Pt| English Dictionary: underpinning | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Underpin \Un`der*pin"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Underpinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Underpinning}.] 1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest. 2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Underpinning \Un"der*pin`ning\, n. 1. The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like. 2. (Arch.) (a) That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed. (b) The foundation, esp. of a frame house. [Local, U. S.] | |
