Citations:oversit

English citations of oversit

• 1788, [Friedrich von der Trenck], translated by Thomas Holcroft, The Life of Baron Frederic Trenck; Containing His Adventures […], volume 3, London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson, page 170:

  He recollected that, beſide theſe two giants, there might be more of their companions without, ready to fall upon him; he, therefore, privately drew his piſtols from his pocket, held them under the table while he cocked them, preſented each hand to the body of a Harum-Baſhaw, fired them both at the ſame inſtant, overſat the table on the other gueſts, and ſafely eſcaped from the house.

• 1834, William Hough, “Courts-Martial”, in The Practice of Courts-Martial, and Other Military Courts […], London: Parbury, Allen, & Co., page 227:

  On a trial, (G. O. C. C. 27th Nov. 1820,) the court oversat the legal time, and were directed to call back the witnesses and to read their evidence over to them, with liberty to alter if they pleased, or confirm their evidence.

• 1843, [Robert Smith Surtees], Handley Cross; or, The Spa Hunt: A Sporting Tale, volume 2, London: Henry Colburn, page 100:

  “ […] Fox-hunters are easily pleased, if you do but give them plenty to drink. Let me, however, entreat of you, above all things, to remember my ball, and do not let them oversit the thing, so as not to get to it. Remember, too, it's a fancy one, and they'll take more dressing.”

• 1890 February 8, J. H., “Some Scottish Reminiscences”, in American Notes and Queries, volume 4, number 15, Philadelphia: The Westminster Publishing Company, page 170:

  One evening, Davie had gone out as usual, but falling in with good company chanced to oversit himself. On hearing the ten-o’clock bell he hurried back to his quarters, but, to his dismay, found the accommodating rope withdrawn.

• 1895 September, “Artists’ Models”, in The Art Amateur, volume 33, number 4, New York, page 70:

  Often, in the case of the female model, the interest is as great as that of the artist, and she puts her whole soul into her pose. Sometimes, this may be only pride in the idealized figure, which makes her careful and patient. Often she will oversit her time, and will wait just as impatiently as the painter for the decision of the “Salon” committee.

• 1901, John Legum, “I. An Anxious Mother”, in Rachel and Leah: A Jewish Story, Butler, Pa.: Ziegler Printing Co., pages 7–8:

  “What is the haste about it?” replied J.; “she is only sixteen years old. If I had a son of eighteen, I would have to be careful because of the first command of the Bible, “multiply”, which refers, as do most of the laws, to men. I assure you, father-in-law, Rachel will not oversit children (pass the age of child bearing without being married).”

• 1907, Edward L. Wells, “I. Family. Early Life. Characteristics. Secession”, in Hampton and Reconstruction, Columbia, S. C.: The State Company, page 16:

  So, when living friends were not within call, or when weather prevented looking after plantation matters, or enjoying the woods, and field sports, there would be the book-shelves containing, after all, the best friends a man ever has; who are cheerful with you in prosperity; […] never a bore by oversitting their time, but always coming promptly, when asked, to chat alone with you; […]

• 1912, Alice Louise Lee, “IX. An Interview”, in A Junior Co-ed, Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, page 195:

  Winifred nearly oversat the edge of her chair. “Amiss!” excitedly. “Will you give—”

• 1940 February 15, “Wright in Boston”, in The Art Digest, volume 14, number 10, New York, N. Y., page 28:

  The nucleus of the show comprises five major houses designed by Wright since the turn of the century. These are: […] the spectacular Kaufmann House, Bear Run, Pa., 1937-9, which oversits a waterfall like the shelf of rocks to which it is anchored.

• 1966, William Buchan, The Blue Pavilion, New York: William Morrow & Company, →LCCN, page 205:

  Jim found W. Linton Carver oversitting a small rosewood chair amongst the thick draperies and tapestry armchairs of a stuffy little room which, Jim thought, could only ever have been used for interviews between strangers, and awkward interviews at that.

• 2013, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, “The Grotto”, in Dennis D. Moore, editor, Letters from an American Farmer and Other Essays, Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, →ISBN, page 286:

  It did not appear to have been formed by fiery eruptions; it appeared to have been contrived by the fall of flat stones, commonly called here slate, that either glided from above or were oversat by some convulsion.

Noun

• 1899, Edward Montagu Montagu, Report on the manuscripts of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry‎^[1]:

  Item, concerning reparations set down in my accompt were done in Eglenton's Farm [at Foxley] in paling work, and the timber was appointed by Richard Feveryere, who had the oversit of all the work.