Underlayer
Pronunciation : Un"der*lay`er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One who, or that which, underlays or is underlaid; a lower layer.
2. (Mining)
Defn: A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any required depth. Weale.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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