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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
over-wind

also overwind, "wind too tight," c.1600, from over- + wind (v.1). Related: Over-wound; over-winding.

Usage examples of "over-wind".

He sat his saddle as tense as an over-wound clockspring and watched the forest around them grimly, as though he expected Shaido to leap out from behind the nearest tree.