underledge

English

Alternative forms

  • under-ledge

Etymology

From under- +‎ ledge.

Noun

underledge (plural underledges)

  1. A lower or nether ledge.
    • 1951, New York Supreme Court, page 469:
      I told you there were finger print smudges on the underledge of the exhibit.
    • [1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet (Arnold’s English Literature Series), London: Edward Arnold & Co., →OCLC:
      […] and when we reached this under-ledge, I looked up at the sky, the night being clear, and guessed by the stars that 'twas past midnight.
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