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overhale
† overˈhale, v. Obs. [f. over- 8, etc. + hale v.1] 1. trans. To draw over something as a covering.1579 Spenser Sheph. Cal. Jan. 75 The frosty Night Her mantle black through heaven gan ouerhaile [gloss, drawe ouer]. a 1641 Bp. R. Montagu Acts & Mon. ii. (1642) 117 He was as a guide by night, so bee t...
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overharl
† overˈharl, v. Sc. Obs. [f. over- 9 + harl v.1] 1. trans. To harass; to oppress; to handle roughly.1535 Stewart Cron. Scot. II. 20 Tane wes the toun that tyme and all ouirharld. 1570 Satir. Poems Reform. xiii. 27 Sum time be tratouris ar Innocentis ouerharld. a 1578 [see overhale 6]. 1581 Sir J. Me...
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overhaul
▪ I. overhaul, v. (əʊvəˈhɔːl) [over- 5, 14.] 1. Naut. trans. To slacken (a rope) by pulling in the opposite direction to that in which it is drawn in hoisting; to release and separate the blocks of (a tackle) in this way.1626 Capt. Smith Accid. Yng. Seamen 28 Hawle off your ley sheats, overhawle the...
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oure
▪ I. oure, n. see over, ovre n.1, shore.▪ II. oure obs. form of hour, ore, our, your.▪ III. oure obs. form, chiefly Sc., of over; also in combination, as oure-al, ouredreve (overdrive), ourehaile (overhale), ourelip, oureman, ouresayle (oversail), etc.
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overtake
overtake, v. (ˌəʊvəˈteɪk) [Early ME. f. over- 14 + take v., q.v. for Forms. Overtake is the earliest exemplified of a small group of synonymous vbs., including overnim, overhent, overget, overcatch, in all of which the second element means take or catch; the original application being apparently to ...
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