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overpowder en · ADJ

Etymology

From over- + powder.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Serving to hold in the gunpowder.
   • On firing, some of the hot gases from burning powder were able to bypass the overpowder and filler wads and reach the shot charge. 2015, Vincent J.M. DiMaio, Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques, Third Edition:
   • A two part wad column for use in shotshells is provided which consist of an overpowder component comprising inner and outer concentric cylindrical walls attached to a skirted end plate […] 1971, Canada Patent Office, The Patent Office Record, Application No. 085,160:
   • […] to allow for the extra space taken up by the special overpowder wad. 1908 July 11, “Rubber Sandwich Wads”, in Forest and Stream, volume 71, page 71:

overpowder en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + powder.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To use too much powder on.
   • They overpowder and overperfume themselves, and color their finger-nails too harsh a color. 1945, Thomas D. Horton, What Men Don't Like about Women, page 54:
   • These include overpowdering a latent print and applying too much pressure when dusting the print. 2011, Ross M. Gardner, Practical Crime Scene Processing and Investigation, Second Edition, page 268:
   • Writing in his quaint way of the salt of the word, he says, "Indeed, a man may overpowder, and there is discretion in salting." 1868, “Out-of-the-way books and authors; the works of Thomas Adams”, in Putnam's Magazine, volume 1, page 367:

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