Overfell

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of overfall form-of, participle, past
  2. 2
    To fell too many trees.

    "In the Punjab increment is reserved against contingencies, a conservative and therefore excellent scheme, since there has been a tendency to overfell and to accept too optimistic rotation figures."

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"In the Punjab increment is reserved against contingencies, a conservative and therefore excellent scheme, since there has been a tendency to overfell and to accept too optimistic rotation figures."

Etymology

From over- + fell.

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