OVERPLY

Etymology

Verb

overply (third-person singular simple present overplies, present participle overplying, simple past and past participle overplied)

(transitive) To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigour; to overwork.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*ply", v. t.

Definition: To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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