overink

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English

Etymology

over- +‎ ink

Verb

overink (third-person singular simple present overinks, present participle overinking, simple past and past participle overinked)

  1. (transitive) To apply too much ink to.
    • 2005, Marie Browning, Creative Craft Lettering Made Easy (page 14)
      Do not press the stamp hard into the pad, as this overinks the stamp and shortens the life of the pad by squeezing out the ink.

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