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over-hill, a. and adv. [over- 32, 31.] A. adj. ˈover-hill. a. Situated or dwelling beyond a hill or hills. b. The route of which is across the hills. B. adv. over-ˈhill. Over the hill.
1765H. Timberlake Mem. Title-p., Illustrated with an Accurate Map of their Over-hill Settlement. 1895J. Winsor Mississ. Basin 183 To prepare the way for a revival of this over-hill trade. 1901Dundee Advert. 7 June 4 This ridge divides the underhill and the overhill men. Overhill, to the south, they raise corn and sheep; underhill, to the north, they are graziers and dairy folk. |