OVERSTOCKING

Verb

overstocking

present participle of overstock

Source: Wiktionary


OVERSTOCK

O"ver*stock`, n.

Definition: Stock in excess. Tatler.

O`ver*stock", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstocking.]

Definition: To fill too full; to supply in excess; as, to overstock a market with goods, or a farm with cattle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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