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t. [imp. & p.
p. Overstocked (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Overstocking.] To fill too full; to supply
in excess; as, to overstock a market with goods, or a farm
with cattle.

O`ver*store" (?), v. t. To
overstock. Sir. M. Hale.

O`ver-sto`ry (?), n. (Arch.)
The clearstory, or upper story, of a building.

O`ver*strain" (?), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Overstrained (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Overstraining.] To strain one's self to
excess. Dryden.

O`ver*strain", v. t. To stretch or
strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves.
Ayliffe.

O`ver*strait"ly (?), adv. Too
straitly or strictly. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.

O`ver*straw" (?), v. t. To
overstrew. [Obs.] Shak.

O`ver*strew" (?), v. t. To strew
or scatter over.

O"ver*strict" (?), a.

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