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单词 overgate
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overgaten.

Brit. /ˈəʊvəɡeɪt/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌɡeɪt/
Forms: see over- prefix and gate n.2
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, gate n.2
Etymology: < over- prefix + gate n.2
English regional (northern).
1. A place where a wall, stream, etc., may be crossed. Also: a stile or similar construction placed there for this purpose.In quot. 1773 apparently a sort of bridge.
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1773 in W. E. Tate Parish Chest (1946) ii. v. 256 6 Overgates to repair the pasture dykes.
1796 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. (ed. 2) II. 336 Owergait, [a] stile place, or imperfect gap, in a hedge; also a ‘stepping’ place, across a brook.
1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 122 Ower-gate, a stepping-style in a field.
1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 91/1 Owergate, oweryat, the way for foot-people over a wall, a stile, but generally stone steps or projecting stones in the wall.
2. Mining. A crossing of overhead air-passages. Cf. air crossing n. at air n.1 Compounds 2. Now rare.
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1888 G. C. Greenwell Gloss. Terms Coal Trade Northumberland & Durham (ed. 3) 60 Overcast, Overgate.
1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words 516 Overgate, an air-way overhead in a pit, where one air-course is carried by a bridge over another.
1920 A. H. Fay Gloss. Mining & Mineral Industry 481/2 Overgate, see Air crossing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overgateadv.

Forms: late Middle English ouer-gate.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: over adv., gate n.2
Etymology: < over adv. + gate n.2
Obsolete. rare.
Excessively.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb]
overlyOE
overswitheOE
over-micklec1230
overmucha1382
over-measurea1387
overdonec1390
overlargelyc1390
overfara1400
superflue?a1425
overgatea1450
overdonelyc1450
over-highlyc1454
excessivelyc1460
superfluously1528
stinkingly1545
excessive1569
over-greatly1599
unmercifully1611
overgrownly1668
extravagantlya1715
preponderously1835
faultily1855
a1450 (?a1390) J. Mirk Instr. Parish Priests (Claud.) (1974) 1195 (MED) Hast þow I-coueted ouer-gate Worldes worschype or any a-state?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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