UNDERPINNING

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like.

2.
n.

That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed.

3.
n.

The foundation, esp. of a frame house. [Local, U.S.]


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