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overfell en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of overfall
   form of overfall

overfell en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English fell English overfell From over- + fell.

Meanings

1. To fell too many trees.
   • In the Punjab increment is reserved against contingencies, a conservative and therefore excellent scheme, since there has been a tendency to overfell and to accept too optimistic rotation figures. 1935, The Indian Forester - Volume 61, page 746:
   • This cautions humanity, that if we overly pursue the economic and utilitarian aims of “usefulness,” overfell forests, abuse resources, and pollute the environment, we will ultimately reach the point of exhausting all resources and degrading the environment into a totally useless one; 2019, Fanren Zeng, Introduction to Ecological Aesthetics, page 175:
   • He was a careful gardener and did not overfell. 1953, Great Britain. Colonial Office, Colonial Research Studies (issues 8-15, page 165)

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