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overdeal

noun
/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdiːl/

Etymology

From over- + deal (“amount, portion”).

  1. inherited from *dʰail-✻
  2. inherited from *dailijaną✻ — “to divide, part, deal”
  3. inherited from *dailijan✻
  4. inherited from dǣlan — “to divide, part”
  5. inherited from delen
  6. prefixed as overdeal — “over + deal”

Definitions

  1. An amount left over

    An amount left over; excess.

    • Among the people (of Rome) beſide x. modij of corne, & as many pints of oyle, he diſtributed & dealt 300 Seſterces alſo by the poll, vvhich hee had in times paſt promiſed, vvith an overdeale of 100. a peece to boote, for time.

  2. To have too many dealings.

    • Extended family issues (Mom overdeals with his family and Dad underdeals with his family).

  3. To deal too much or too many (for example, playing cards)

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