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in under preposition Beneath, below, underneath. [found in Scotland and Ulster; SND (at anunder 1) "under"]
1927 Mason Lure of Smokies 222 That b’ar had been killin’ three-year-old cattle an’ draggin’ them in under the cliffs to eat. 1939 Hall Coll (Deep Creek NC) When I got out to the Bear Pen Gap, why, the dogs was a-fighting the bear right in under the top of Smoky, pretty close up to the top. 1954 Arnow Dollmaker 255 Pop got us right in under one [=a maple tree]. 1972 AOHP/ALC-342 He was in under old General Patton. 1977 Moore Jenks 32 The mines went right in under the road. 2003 Carter Mt Home 15 Fact of business, they was room nunder the house for a crawl space cellar to hold the many half gallon blue Mason J’ars we filled for winters eatin’. 2005 Williams Gratitude 134 Mom never let us hang around th’ kitchen inunder ’er feet.