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oversail

Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈseɪl/
Definition of oversail

verb

[with object]
  • (of a part of a building) project beyond (a lower part):a sloping stone coping oversailing a gutter

Origin:

late 17th century (originally Scots): from over + French saillir 'jut out'

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