overlaunch

verb

Etymology

From over- + launch.

  1. derived from lanchier
  2. inherited from launchen
  3. prefixed as overlaunch — “over + launch

Definitions

  1. To run the butts or scarphs of planks or pieces of timber to a certain distance beyond…

    To run the butts or scarphs of planks or pieces of timber to a certain distance beyond the adjacent ones, in order to strengthen the work.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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