Un'der-hew', v. t.

[imp. UNDERHEWED; p. p. UNDERHEWED, or UNDERHEWN; p. pr. & vb. n. UNDERHEWING.] To hew less than is usual or proper; especially, 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. Haldeman.