undermost
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Of these last, indeed, he seemed to be in dread, for, whenever one was presented to him, he retired to a corner, and coiled himself up, with his head undermost.
From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various
The undermost parts of a drop of water on a support are pressed against the support, and the upper parts are pressed against the lower parts because the latter cannot yield.
From Popular scientific lectures by Ernst Mach
Rusty cables and chains, ropes and rings, undermost parts of posts and piles and confused timber defences against the waves, lie strewn about, in a brown litter of tangled seaweed and fallen cliff.
From Dickens' London by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
Having determined the direction in which the tree shall fall, and fixed their spring-boards accordingly, two "fallers" mount them, and chop out a deep under cut on the side that is to lie undermost.
From Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Kirk Munroe
They were undermost, and not at all hurt.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by John Morley
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