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Overhunt vs Overhent - What's the difference?

overhunt | overhent |

As verbs the difference between overhunt and overhent

is that overhunt is to hunt (an animal, a piece of land, etc) too much while overhent is (obsolete) to catch hold of; to overtake.

overhunt

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To hunt (an animal, a piece of land, etc.) too much.
    • Steller's sea cow was overhunted and became extinct in the 18th century.

    overhent

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To catch hold of; to overtake.
  • *1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.v:
  • *:With that he would haue fled into the wood; / But Timias him lightly ouerhent , / Right as he entring was into the flood [...].