overcut1
/ˈəʊvəkʌt/noun
1 Mining. A cut at or near roof level in a seam.
2 Engineering. In electrochemical machining: the distance between the outside surface of the cathode and the side of the cut in the part being machined.
Origin
Mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). From over- + cut.
overcut2
/ˌəʊvəˈkʌt/adjective
That has been cut too much; overharvested; (of text) excessively abridged.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in The American Economic Review. From over- + cut, after overcut.
overcut3
/ˌəʊvəˈkʌt/verb
1To cut or engrave so as to cover or efface (an earlier mark).
2 [with object] Forestry. To harvest (timber) at an unsustainably high rate.
3 [no object] US. To accumulate an excessive number of unexcused absences from classes, chapel services, etc., especially in violation of an institution's attendance policy. Also with object. Now rare.
4 [with object] Mining. To cut (a seam) at or near roof level.
5 [no object] To cut or produce a groove in a gramophone record with such amplitude as to run into an adjacent groove.
6 [with object] To cut or trim more than is usual or desirable.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From over- + cut.