overbentadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈbɛnt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈbɛnt/

Forms: see over- prefix and bent adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, bent adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + bent adj. Compare overbend v. 2.

Bent too much. Now: (Equestrianism) (of a horse) holding its head in an unnaturally low position.

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1632 F. Quarles Divine Fancies 127 Good Lawes must go to wrack And (like a Bow that's overbent) must cracke.

1647 Bp. J. Hall Christian laid Forth §3 in Christ Mysticall 241 Meet relaxations to a minde over-bent.

1682 J. Banks Vertue Betray'd i. 10 Like an Arrow from an o'rebent Bow, The hasty Dart turn'd back and hurt my self.

1897 E. L. Taunton Eng. Black Monks I. 86 The bow cannot be kept over-bent.

a1923 J. Miller Songs of Sun-lands in Poet. Wks. J. Miller (1923) 203 Her warriors, dark-brow'd and bewildering stood In bands by the wave in the..screen Of overbent boughs.

1953 G. Brooke Introd. Riding & Stablecraft vii. 70 Such horses might be over-bent.

1987 M. Wanless Nat. Rider vi. 143 Typically, in the second level of evasions, the horse becomes overbent, or breaks in the neck in front of the fourth vertebra.

1998 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 30 Aug. d1 Identical-looking men wearing Greek system T-shirts and overbent baseball caps.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overbent
释义	overbentadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbɛnt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbɛnt/ Forms: see over- prefix and bent adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, bent adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + bent adj. Compare overbend v. 2. Bent too much. Now: (Equestrianism) (of a horse) holding its head in an unnaturally low position. ΚΠ 1632 F. Quarles Divine Fancies 127 Good Lawes must go to wrack And (like a Bow that's overbent) must cracke. 1647 Bp. J. Hall Christian laid Forth §3 in Christ Mysticall 241 Meet relaxations to a minde over-bent. 1682 J. Banks Vertue Betray'd i. 10 Like an Arrow from an o'rebent Bow, The hasty Dart turn'd back and hurt my self. 1897 E. L. Taunton Eng. Black Monks I. 86 The bow cannot be kept over-bent. a1923 J. Miller Songs of Sun-lands in Poet. Wks. J. Miller (1923) 203 Her warriors, dark-brow'd and bewildering stood In bands by the wave in the..screen Of overbent boughs. 1953 G. Brooke Introd. Riding & Stablecraft vii. 70 Such horses might be over-bent. 1987 M. Wanless Nat. Rider vi. 143 Typically, in the second level of evasions, the horse becomes overbent, or breaks in the neck in front of the fourth vertebra. 1998 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 30 Aug. d1 Identical-looking men wearing Greek system T-shirts and overbent baseball caps. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1632
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