OVERWEIGH

Etymology

Verb

overweigh (third-person singular simple present overweighs, present participle overweighing, simple past and past participle overweighed)

(transitive) To exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down.

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Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*weigh", v. t.

Definition: To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down. Drayton. Hooker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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