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单词 oversmite
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oversmitev.

Forms: see over- prefix and smite v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, smite v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + smite v.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 15th cent.
Obsolete. rare.
1. transitive. To smear over.
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eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) ii. ii. 180 Seoþ ætgædere do on clað ofersmit mid ele lege on þone magan.
2. transitive. To apply too much strain to.
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the world > movement > impact > striking > strike [verb (transitive)] > exceed or excel in striking
oversmitec1450
outstrikea1616
c1450 Treat. Fishing in J. McDonald et al. Origins of Angling (1963) 161 (MED) Se þat ȝe neuer ouersmyt þe strynght of ȝowr lyne for brekyng.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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