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Underbearer

Underbearer \Un"der*bear`er\, n. One who supports or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one of those who bear the copse, as distinguished from a bearer, or pallbearer, who helps to hold up the pall.

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underbearer

n. One who helps to bear or carry the corpse or accessories at a funeral.

Usage examples of "underbearer".

Thomas's, an' all th' underbearers and pall-bearers as I'n picked for my funeral are i' this parish and the next to 't.