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Overwax

Overwax \O`ver*wax"\, v. i. To wax or grow too rapidly or too much. [Obs.]
--R. of Gloucester.

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overwax

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To apply too much wax to. 2 (context obsolete intransitive English) To wax or grow too rapindly or too much.

Usage examples of "overwax".

If you restrained yourself from the excess enthusiasm of overwaxing these fine floors perhaps a fellow could negotiate them safely.