undercut

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun the material removed by a cut made underneath
noun the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
noun a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall

From Middle English undercutten, equivalent to under- + cut.

That is enough to warrant it good cooking.” And then I showed my great mince-pie in a bag of tissue paper, and I told them how the mince-meat was made of golden pippins finely shred, with the undercut of the sirloin, and spice and fruit accordingly and far beyond my knowledge. — Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor, R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Therefore, being no coward but a sturdy seaman with a swinging undercut, he had in times past delivered many a blow in order to uphold the Mollie D.'s nautical reputation, after which encounters his challengers were wont to emerge with a more profound respect not only for the bark but for Jerry Thomas as well. — Walter and the Wireless, Sara Ware Bassett

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