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overbrew

verb

Etymology

From over- + brew.

  1. derived from *bʰrewh₁-✻
  2. inherited from *brewwaną✻
  3. inherited from *breuwan✻
  4. inherited from brēowan
  5. inherited from brewen
  6. prefixed as overbrew — “over + brew”

Definitions

  1. To brew for too long.

    • Thrale was a prosperous brewer, but was beset by a tendency to "overbrew," which nearly ruined him.
    • It was so common for brewers simply to overbrew that the town government in 1501 appointed seven beer tasters.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA