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overcoil

noun

Etymology

From over- + coil.

  1. derived from colligō — “to gather together”
  2. derived from coillir
  3. inherited from coilen
  4. prefixed as overcoil — “over + coil”

Definitions

  1. Part of a watch

    Part of a watch: an improved balance spring with a raised outer coil.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for overcoil. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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