underfang
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underfang — var. underfong v. Obs … Useful english dictionary
underfang — m ( es/ as) One who undertakes any thing, an undertaker, contractor; A receiver, collector of taxes; One who takes into his house or harbors thieves, gamesters, etc., a receiver, gaming house keeper; A guardian, protector [susceptor] … Old to modern English dictionary
underfang — v. a. == take up. RG. 371; pret. ‘underfong’ == understand. HD. 115 == elect. RG. 447 == receive, acknowledge. RG. 461. Wright’s L. P. p. 59 … Oldest English Words
