† overfreightn.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: overfreight v.

Etymology: < overfreight v.

Obsolete.

Overload; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun] > property of being heavy > excessive heaviness

overladinga1513

overweighta1577

overburden1579

over-heaviness1622

overfreight1850

1850 R. Browning Christmas-eve xiv. 48 The while ascends..Step by step, deliberate Because of his cranium's over-freight..The hawk-nosed, high-cheek-boned Professor.

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Sept. 11/2 He..had for above thirty years to fight without result against an overfreight of 50 lb. of fat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

overfreightv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈfreɪt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈfreɪt/

Forms: see over- prefix and freight v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, freight v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + freight v. Compare slightly earlier overfraught v.

transitive. To overload. In later use chiefly in passive. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > do (something) to excess [verb (transitive)] > apply in excess

overladea1387

overseta1398

overfreightc1475

overburden1532

overload1553

cumulate1570

load1577

heap1582

overcharge1616

overdose1727

overstress1889

society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > transport by water [verb (transitive)] > load or unload cargo > load a ship or a cargo > excessively

overfreightc1475

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > encumber > burden > excessively

overbidc1175

chargea1398

overburden1532

overload1553

overweigh1576

over-Atlas1593

overpoise1599

out-Atlas1603

superonerate1607

overfreight1711

overweight1811

overpress1886

c1475 (?a1440) B. Burgh Distichs of Cato (Rawl. C.48) 855 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1906) 116 25 The litell boot and barge Wol drench a-non, whan it is ouer-freiht [?a1475 Trin. Dub. ouerfraught, a1500 Rawl. Poet. 32 ouerfreht].

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 648/1 I overfreyt a shyppe, je surcharge.

1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 107^v A boat ouer-fraighted with people..was by the extreme weather, sunk.

1664 Duchess of Newcastle Poems & Phancies ii. 84 My Breast will ake, to swim against the Tide; And greedy Merchants may me Over-fraight, Then should I Drowned be with my own weight.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. v. iii. 300 They themselves are over-fraighted with this Merchandize of Thought.

1823 W. Tennant Cardinal Beaton v. viii. 174 I scarce can bear the load Of gladsomeness that overfreights me so.

1890 Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 1889–90 6 654 I dropped my inquiries..for a period of about two years,..being over-freighted with time-consuming duties.

1935 Amer. Lit. 7 230 A book containing all the salient details.., yet not overfreighted with dust from the archives.

1999 Guardian 15 May 5/6 Widely touted as the next Goodness Gracious Me, Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (Radio 4), comes overfreighted with the expectation that it will do for disability what GGM did for Anglo-Asians.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overfreight
释义	† overfreightn. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: overfreight v. Etymology: < overfreight v. Obsolete. Overload; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun] > property of being heavy > excessive heaviness overladinga1513 overweighta1577 overburden1579 over-heaviness1622 overfreight1850 1850 R. Browning Christmas-eve xiv. 48 The while ascends..Step by step, deliberate Because of his cranium's over-freight..The hawk-nosed, high-cheek-boned Professor. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Sept. 11/2 He..had for above thirty years to fight without result against an overfreight of 50 lb. of fat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018). overfreightv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈfreɪt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈfreɪt/ Forms: see over- prefix and freight v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, freight v. Etymology: < over- prefix + freight v. Compare slightly earlier overfraught v. transitive. To overload. In later use chiefly in passive. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > do (something) to excess [verb (transitive)] > apply in excess overladea1387 overseta1398 overfreightc1475 overburden1532 overload1553 cumulate1570 load1577 heap1582 overcharge1616 overdose1727 overstress1889 society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > transport by water [verb (transitive)] > load or unload cargo > load a ship or a cargo > excessively overfreightc1475 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > encumber > burden > excessively overbidc1175 chargea1398 overburden1532 overload1553 overweigh1576 over-Atlas1593 overpoise1599 out-Atlas1603 superonerate1607 overfreight1711 overweight1811 overpress1886 c1475 (?a1440) B. Burgh Distichs of Cato (Rawl. C.48) 855 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1906) 116 25 The litell boot and barge Wol drench a-non, whan it is ouer-freiht [?a1475 Trin. Dub. ouerfraught, a1500 Rawl. Poet. 32 ouerfreht]. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 648/1 I overfreyt a shyppe, je surcharge. 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 107^v A boat ouer-fraighted with people..was by the extreme weather, sunk. 1664 Duchess of Newcastle Poems & Phancies ii. 84 My Breast will ake, to swim against the Tide; And greedy Merchants may me Over-fraight, Then should I Drowned be with my own weight. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. v. iii. 300 They themselves are over-fraighted with this Merchandize of Thought. 1823 W. Tennant Cardinal Beaton v. viii. 174 I scarce can bear the load Of gladsomeness that overfreights me so. 1890 Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 1889–90 6 654 I dropped my inquiries..for a period of about two years,..being over-freighted with time-consuming duties. 1935 Amer. Lit. 7 230 A book containing all the salient details.., yet not overfreighted with dust from the archives. 1999 Guardian 15 May 5/6 Widely touted as the next Goodness Gracious Me, Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (Radio 4), comes overfreighted with the expectation that it will do for disability what GGM did for Anglo-Asians. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850v.c1475
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