Definition of undercut
To undermine, to hole, or to mine. To cut below or in the lower part of a coalbed by chipping away the coal with a pick or mining machine. Undercutting is usually done on the level of the floor of the mine. See Also: cut, undermine Ref: Fay iii. A machine cut along floor level in a coal seam to ease its removal by hand, machine, or shotfiring.