OVERWOUND

Etymology

Verb

overwound

simple past tense and past participle of overwind

Adjective

overwound (comparative more overwound, superlative most overwound)

(figuratively, uncommon) Nervous, tense, jumpy.

Source: Wiktionary


OVERWIND

O`ver*wind", v. t.

Definition: To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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