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overlier (ˈəʊvəˈlaɪə(r) (stress var.)) [Agent.-n. from overlie v., or lie over: see lie v.1 and -er1.] † 1. One who lies upon or encumbers; applied to beggars who exacted lodging at farmhouses.1449 Sc. Acts Jas. II, c. 9 (1814) II. 36/1 For þe away putting of sornaris ouerlyaris & masterful beggaris...
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† overˈligger Obs. [See ligger n.] = overlier 2 b.1511 Nottingham Rec. III. 330, iiij. ouerlyggers for a scaffold. 1616 Ibid. IV. 348 For ouer liggers and trasinges for y⊇ same bridge.
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