overstock

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

OVERSTOCK', noun Superabundance; more than is sufficient. OVERSTOCK', verb transitive 1. To fill too full; to crowd; to supply with more than is wanted. The world may be overstocked with inhabitants. The market is often overstocked with goods. 2. To furnish with more cattle than are wanted; as, to overstock a farm. 3. To supply with more seed than is wanted; as, to overstock land with clover.
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