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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1513
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Over-throwart, adv. Erroneous alteration of Overthort(e prep. to conform to Thraward a. froward, perverse. —1513 Doug. xii. x. 92 (E) (see Ourthwort B b).
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