单词 | over-sparred |
释义 | ˌover-ˈsparred, a.|-ˈspɑːd| [f. over- 28 d + spar n. + -ed2.] Of a ship: Having too many or too heavy spars (masts, yards, etc.), so as to be top-heavy. Hence fig. (Naut. slang), unsteady.
1871Echo 18 Jan., They say that our ships draw too much water, are over-sparred. 1890Clark Russell Ocean Trag. I. i. 8 He could have carried a whole bottle..without exhibiting himself as in the least degree oversparred. |

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