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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1645
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(Over-,) Owerseting, vbl. n. [Overset v. 4 a.] In coal mining: Overcoming or getting over (a fault in the strata). — 1645 Tulliallan Coal Wks. 144.
For owerseting off ane hitch [£2]
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