Overburden
Pronunciation : O`ver*bur"den
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To load with too great weight or too much care, etc. Sir P. Sidney.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : O"ver*bur`den
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry. Raymond.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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