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overpitch

British  
/ ˌəʊvəˈpɪtʃ /

verb

  1. cricket to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps

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The green is on a plateau with bunkers all about it, and if you overpitch it your ball will be in the rushes beyond.

From The Complete Golfer by Vardon, Harry

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