underprop

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An acquaintance of Lowell’s bemoaned the habit Lowell had of “jumping at some general idea or theorem,” after which he “selects and bends facts to underprop that generalization.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

What penny hath Rome borne, What men provided, what munition sent, To underprop this action?

From King John by Shakespeare, William

But, I pray, doth the word underprop or approve the use of anything indifferent, if it be not used according to the foresaid rules, and, by consequence, conveniently and profitably?

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George

For this self-confidence, which might to a careless observer seem to underprop Peter’s courage, was to the eye of the Lord undermining it.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II by Dods, Marcus

I can repair your leaky boots, And underlay your soles; Backsliders, I can underprop And patch up all your holes.

From Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684 by Mackay, Charles