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overstrew

[oh-ver-stroo]

verb (used with object)

overstrewed, overstrewn, overstrewed, overstrewing. 

  1. to strew or scatter over.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of overstrew1

First recorded in 1560–70; over- + strew
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Example Sentences

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Overstrew, ō-vėr-strōō′, v.t. to scatter over.

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Hot ordnance split and shiver and rebound, And firelocks fouled and flintless overstrew the ground.

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