Underfong

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Underfong \Un`der*fong"\, v. t. [AS. underfongen, p. p. of
     underf[=o]n to undertake; under under + f[=o]n to take. See
     {Fang} to seize.]
     1. To undertake; to take in hand; to receive. [Obs.] --Piers
        Plowman. --Rom. of R.
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     2. To insnare; to circumvent. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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     3. To sustain; to support; to guard. [Obs.] --Nash.
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