Read full poem →A land-breeze shook the shrouds,
And she was overset;
Down went the Royal George,
Dictionary Entry
To set over (something); to cover.
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. oversettext overset
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Poetry examples for “overset”
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Read full poem →He severs it away: no needless care,
Lest storms should overset the leaning pile
Deciduous, or its own unbalanc'd weight....
Read full poem →He severs it away: no needless care,
Lest storms should overset the leaning pile
Deciduous, or its own unbalanc'd weight....