Definitions
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- adjective of or pertaining to a
sailing boat (dinghy , ayacht or asailing ship ) that is carrying too muchsail for the currentwind conditions .
Etymologies
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Examples
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To sail on one's nerve in an over-canvassed harbour cat-boat is all the excitement any glutton can desire.
CHAPTER XL 2010
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To sail on one's nerve in an over-canvassed harbour cat-boat is all the excitement any glutton can desire.
Chapter 40 1914
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To sail on one's nerve in an over-canvassed harbour cat-boat is all the excitement any glutton can desire.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore Jack London 1896
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He agreed that Alinghi had been over-canvassed - the Swiss changed down to a smaller jib
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By KENT GRAY in Valencia 2010
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He agreed that Alinghi had been over-canvassed - the Swiss changed down to a smaller jib
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By KENT GRAY in Valencia 2010
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He agreed that Alinghi had been over-canvassed - the Swiss changed down to a smaller jib
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By KENT GRAY in Valencia 2010
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He agreed that Alinghi had been over-canvassed - the Swiss changed down to a smaller jib
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By KENT GRAY in Valencia 2010
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He agreed that Alinghi had been over-canvassed - the Swiss changed down to a smaller jib
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By KENT GRAY in Valencia 2010
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He agreed that Alinghi had been over-canvassed - the Swiss changed down to a smaller jib
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By KENT GRAY in Valencia 2010
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He agreed that Alinghi had been over-canvassed - the Swiss changed down to a smaller jib
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By KENT GRAY in Valencia 2010
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