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Overlinger

Overlinger \O"ver*lin"ger\, v. t. To cause to linger; to detain too long. [Obs.]
--Fuller.

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overlinger

vb. 1 To linger or remain for too long. 2 (context obsolete English) To cause to linger; to detain too long.

Usage examples of "overlinger".

He'd overlingered a bit on Vancouver Island today, enjoying Guthrie House and its memories, water and woods and Kestrel forever ready to leap back at the stars.

He’d overlingered a bit on Vancouver Island today, enjoying Guthrie House and its memories, water and woods and Kestrel forever ready to leap back at the stars.