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oversow

verb /ˌəʊvəˈsəʊ/

  1. To sow (seed) where something has already been sown.

    The which contrary corrupt seede of false doctrine we right well know came of the sayd aduersary, because it was long after ouersowen[…]

  2. To sow too much seed upon.

Where it comes from

From Old English ofersāwan, from ofer- + sāwan. Equivalent to over- + sow.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry oversow (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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