Overblow v. i. (past overblew; past part. overblown; pres. part. overblowing)
1.
To blow over, or be subdued. (R.)
2.
(Mus.) To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing.
... suffers frequent Convulsions and Disorders from these several Winds; and which if they chance to overblow very much, hinder the Passage; but the Negative Feathers always apply Temper and Moderation; and this brings ... — The Consolidator • Daniel Defoe
...
