overpick

1 of 2

adjective

of a loom

: having the picking arm or shuttle-driving device over the shuttle boxes compare underpick

overpick

2 of 2

noun

"

: an overpick loom

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

over entry 3 + pick, noun (throw of the shuttle)

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