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▪ I. overˈspin, v. rare.
[over- 18.]
†1. trans. To spin out, protract too much. Obs.
1643Cartwright On Death Sir B. Grenvill 34 Things were prepar'd, debated, and then done, Not rashly broke, or vainly overspun.
2. To confuse (an opponent) with overspin (see next).
1940G. Marx Let. 5 Sept. (1967) 25 He's a left-hander and slashes and cuts and overspins his opponent dizzy.
▪ II. ˈoverspin, n.
[over- 6.]
In Cricket and other ball games: a rotating motion imparted to a ball in which the upper part turns in the direction of flight, or is struck with upward inclination. Also (in full overspin ball), such a delivery. Now usu. called topspin. So ˈoverˌspinner, a ball delivered with overspin.
1904F. C. Holland Cricket 54 The over spin gives to the ball the same over-and-over motion that is seen in a ball that has been topped at golf or billiards. 1908A. W. Myers Compl. Lawn Tennis Player 109 A strong forward or over-spin is thus imparted to the ball. 1925Country Life 18 July 93/1 The over-spin ball is the logical outcome of the googlie, inasmuch as..the hand turns over more than in the leg-break, but not so much as in the googlie. 1927M. A. Noble Those ‘Ashes’ 178 Hendren was bowled by a faster overspin, which he mistook for a leg break. 1930C. V. Grimmett Getting Wickets iii. 57 It would..have what is called ‘overspin’, and, after striking the pitch, gather pace as the spin took effect. Ibid. 60 An overspinner will be produced if the back of the hand is outwards, and the hand pointing horizontally to the demonstrator's left. 1961F. C. Avis Sportsman's Gloss. 130/1 Overspin, a forward rotating movement of the ball in flight, causing an acceleration off the pitch. Ibid. 259/1 (Lawn Tennis), Overspin, top spin imparted to the ball, to give power and unexpected movement off the court. 1970H. Taylor Golf Dict. 150 Overspin, a word sometimes used for topspin. |