overstruckadj.
/ˌəʊvəˈstrʌk/, /ˈəʊvəstrʌk/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərˈˌstrək/ That is or has been overstruck (in various senses of the verb).
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1905 Numismatic Chron. 5 110 Supposing a sufficient number of overstruck pennies of the same type are available.
1943 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 64 138 In many cases the ‘overstruck’ types were not completely obliterated, and we can tell at a glance which cities habitually absorbed alien currencies.
1984 PC (Nexis) 21 Feb. 219 You can create overstruck characters only if your word processor allows you to send a backspace to the typewriter.
1998 Guardian (Nexis) 29 June 5 Whether this unsettled Henman was not clear but an overstruck forehand presented Black with an opportunity to level the scores.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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