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The cat leaped on to an overhanding rock, and as the hollow, raucous howl went ringing back and forth again the dogs turned questioningly, their eyes straining to seek the reality of the call.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford

Hem or stitch along the edge, overhanding the ends of the band.

From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle

After overhanding the end of the hem, the hemming-stitch should follow with the same thread.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools by Ontario. Ministry of Education

Turn in a seam at the opening, fill with powder and close by overhanding the edges together.

From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle

Fasten the pattern under the warp by overhanding to the rods, taking care to have the black strings directly over the perpendicular lines in the pattern.

From Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home by Todd, Mattie Phipps