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ˌoverˈballast, v. Also 7 -ballise. [over- 27.] trans. To overload (a ship) with ballast; to overload.
1601Sir W. Cornwallis Ess. ii. xl. (1631) 171 A shippe over-ballasted in the middest of the ocean. 1607T. Walkington Opt. Glass 58 If wee doe not overballise our stomachs with superfluity. 1895Westm. Gaz. 31 Dec. 5/1 The other charges..apart from the allegation of overballasting. |