overstring

[ oh-ver-string ]

verb (used with object),o·ver·strung; o·ver·strung or (Rare) o·ver·stringed; o·ver·string·ing.
  1. Music. to arrange the strings of (a piano) so that the bass strings cross over the treble.

  2. Archery. to string (a bow) too tightly.

Origin of overstring

1
First recorded in 1875–80; over- + string

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How to use overstring in a sentence

  • We should therefore be careful not to over-string the Instrument, since it so plainly contradicts the Principles of Pneumatics.