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Overshot, I'm not saying that he did it, but anyway, we came to the end of the driveway and went into the ravine.
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Overshot the runway by about 200 yards in bad weather, thunderstorms and lightning.
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VITA (editor): Overshot Waterwheel; a design and construction manual, Arlington 1980.
Chapter 30 1993
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Overshot and middleshot water wheels (wheels with scoops): containers attached at the periphery of the water wheel fill with water from the feeding stream and rotate the wheel under the influence of leverage forces due to the added weight and impact of the water.
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Overshot -- The upper teeth projecting beyond the lower.
The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog Edward Axtell
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Delineation of water wheels, Design of a water wheel, Sketch of a water wheel; Overshot Water wheels, Water Pumps; Steam Motors; High-pressure expansive steam engine.
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"Overshot -- by thunder!" cried Duff with an exulting whoop, that ended in a groan of pain.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes William Perry Brown 1885
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"Overshot Odyssey" with Rita L. Hagenbruch, 10 a. m.-noon Feb. 13.
JSOnline.com 2010
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Overshot or undershot jaws are undesirable, the latter being more severely penalized.
unknown title 2009
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Overshot the Mark is an important book and one that will be cited as intellectual support for a new and "reinvigorated" antitrust enforcement regime based on Post-Chicago economics.
Legal Theory Blog 2009
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