underhole

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ hole.

Verb

underhole (third-person singular simple present underholes, present participle underholing, simple past and past participle underholed)

  1. (mining) To cut away or mine out the lower portion of a coal seam or a part of the underlay so as to win or get the overlying coal.
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