Underhew

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

  Underhew \Un`der*hew"\, v. t.
     To hew less than is usual or proper; specifically, to hew, as
     a piece of timber which should be square, in such a manner
     that it appears to contain a greater number of cubic feet
     than it really does contain. --Haldeman.
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