overdrivingn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈdrʌɪvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈdraɪvɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overdrive v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < overdrive v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of overdrive v. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [noun] > action or fact of causing > esp. through labour

over-labouring1578

overdriving1588

overworking1593

overtoiling1612

1588 R. Hakluyt Let. 20 Mar. in Writings & Corr. (1935) II. 383 It groweth by reason of the long jorneye, and by the overdriving, and by the underfeeding and misdieting of the cattel by the wey.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Hank A Smithfield hank: an ox rendered furious by over driving and barbarous treatment.

1837 T. De Quincey Revolt of Tartars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 101/2 The cattle suffered greatly from overdriving.

1842 C. M. Kirkland Forest Life II. xl. 155 His stout farm team will not let any body hurt them by overdriving.

1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 203/1 The electrical equipment is provided with suitable automatic devices to prevent over-driving.

1939 W. J. Blake Elements of Marxian Econ. Theory & its Crit. xvi. 191 It is only if the overdriving of labor and the extreme lengthening of the working day go beyond production limits..that the capitalist must necessarily calculate humanely.

1975 G. A. W. Smith Once Green Jackaroo 81 There we stood for an hour while the cattle recovered from ‘over-driving’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overdriving
释义	overdrivingn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈdrʌɪvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdraɪvɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overdrive v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < overdrive v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of overdrive v. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [noun] > action or fact of causing > esp. through labour over-labouring1578 overdriving1588 overworking1593 overtoiling1612 1588 R. Hakluyt Let. 20 Mar. in Writings & Corr. (1935) II. 383 It groweth by reason of the long jorneye, and by the overdriving, and by the underfeeding and misdieting of the cattel by the wey. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Hank A Smithfield hank: an ox rendered furious by over driving and barbarous treatment. 1837 T. De Quincey Revolt of Tartars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 101/2 The cattle suffered greatly from overdriving. 1842 C. M. Kirkland Forest Life II. xl. 155 His stout farm team will not let any body hurt them by overdriving. 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 203/1 The electrical equipment is provided with suitable automatic devices to prevent over-driving. 1939 W. J. Blake Elements of Marxian Econ. Theory & its Crit. xvi. 191 It is only if the overdriving of labor and the extreme lengthening of the working day go beyond production limits..that the capitalist must necessarily calculate humanely. 1975 G. A. W. Smith Once Green Jackaroo 81 There we stood for an hour while the cattle recovered from ‘over-driving’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1588
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