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

submitted 7 months ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historyillustrations@lemmy.world

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[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 71 points 7 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] brrt@sh.itjust.works 19 points 7 months ago

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

[–] CheeryLBottom@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

smacks forehead I never thought of that

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months 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.

[–] greenhorn@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Does it suggest one can overmine?

[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Does it suggest one can overmine?

"I overstand."

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Unpossible!