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overmanned

[n. oh-ver-muhn for 1, oh-ver-man for 2; v. oh-ver-man]

o·ver·man

[n. oh-ver-muhn for 1, oh-ver-man for 2; v. oh-ver-man] noun, plural -men [-muhn for 1; -men for 2] , verb, -manned, -man·ning.
noun
1.
a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
2.
a superman.
verb (used with object)
3.
to oversupply with men, especially for service: Indiscriminate hiring had overmanned the factory.

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Overmanned is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1200–1250; Middle English (noun); see over-, man1
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