OVERSHOT


Meaning of OVERSHOT in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: from past participle of overshoot

1. obsolete : wide of the mark : mistaken , deceived

2. : carried over on the upper side

an overshot hay stacker

the overshot cylinder of a thresher

3. : having the upper jaw extending beyond the lower (as the mouth or jaw of some dogs)

II. noun

1. : a pattern or weave featuring filling floats which pass two or more warp yarns before reentering the fabric

2. : a fishing tool used to recover lost pipe in a drilled well

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