underblow

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English underblowen, equivalent to under- +‎ blow.

Verb edit

underblow (third-person singular simple present underblows, present participle underblowing, simple past underblew, past participle underblown)

(transitive) To fail to blow with sufficient force or energy

Etymology 2 edit

From under- +‎ blow (noun).

Noun edit

underblow (plural underblows)

A blow from beneath.
- 1866, John Pendleton Kennedy, Rob of the Bowl:
  ...as advancing nearer to the skipper he struck the extended rapier with a dexterous underblow and made it spin...