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Process of undermining a castle's walls illustrated (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

It never occurred to me that the origins of the word "undermine" might have involved actual mining.

[–] brrt 19 points 3 weeks ago

I see you understand now. Wait. Under stand? I don’t…

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

smacks forehead I never thought of that

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Another use of undermine is when there’s flood and a river gets a ton of water going through it, it can undermine an overpass and take a bridge out without even going over it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Does it suggest one can overmine?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Does it suggest one can overmine?

"I overstand."

[–] GhiLA 2 points 3 weeks ago

Unpossible!