overstring

American  

[oh-ver-string] / ˌoʊ vərˈstrɪŋ /

verb (used with object)

overstrung, overstrung overstringed, overstringing

1. Music.  to arrange the strings of (a piano) so that the bass strings cross over the treble.

2. Archery.  to string (a bow) too tightly.

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Etymology

Origin of overstring

First recorded in 1875–80; over- + string

Example Sentences

But the cedar bow must be cared for like a delicate machine; overstring it, and it breaks; twang it without an arrow, and it sunders the cords; scratch it, and it may splinter; wet it, and it is dead; let it lie on the ground, even, and it is weakened.

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