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Etymology

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over- +‎ winded

Adjective

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overwinded (comparative more overwinded, superlative most overwinded)

  1. (music) Of a musical instrument: provided with too much air or wind.
    • 1890, Proceedings of the Musical Association, volume 16, Great Britain: Musical Association, page 154:
      The diapasons, very much overwinded, as I venture to think, puff and whistle to the exclusion of all other sounds.
    • 1895, The Organist and Choirmaster, volume 3, page 43:
      [] the pressure of wind is too much, the tone being forced or overwinded; []