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overblow

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o·ver·blow  (vr-bl)
tr.v. o·ver·blew (-bl), o·ver·blown (-bln), o·ver·blow·ing, o·ver·blows
To blow (a wind instrument) so as to produce an overtone instead of a fundamental tone.

overblow [ˌəʊvəˈbləʊ]
vb -blows, -blowing, -blew, -blown
1. (Music / Classical Music) Music to blow into (a wind instrument) with greater force than normal in order to obtain a harmonic or overtone instead of the fundamental tone
2. (Music / Classical Music) to blow (a wind instrument) or (of a wind instrument) to be blown too hard
3. to blow over, away, or across


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Finding it was likely to overblow, we took in our sprit-sail, and stood by to hand the fore-sail; but making foul weather, we looked the guns were all fast, and handed the mizen.
 
 
 
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