[UP- 4 + ROOT v.2] trans. To grub up.
1726. Pope, Odyssey, XVIII. 36. Those teeth…, Like some vile swine’s, that … Uproots the bearded corn.
1889. A. R. Wallace, Darwinism, 16. Some [herbivorous mammals] uproot and devour the buried tubers.
[UP- 4 + ROOT v.2] trans. To grub up.
1726. Pope, Odyssey, XVIII. 36. Those teeth…, Like some vile swine’s, that … Uproots the bearded corn.
1889. A. R. Wallace, Darwinism, 16. Some [herbivorous mammals] uproot and devour the buried tubers.
