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overwind
CIDE DICTIONARY
overwind, v. t.
To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
overwind, v. & n.
--v.tr. (past and past part. -wound) wind (a mechanism, esp. a watch) beyond the proper stopping point.
--n. an instance of this.
--v.tr. (past and past part. -wound) wind (a mechanism, esp. a watch) beyond the proper stopping point.
--n. an instance of this.
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