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to overhaul
To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.--Webster. A seaman's phrase, sometimes used in common parlance...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Has many applications. A tackle when released is overhauled.
To get a fresh purchase, ropes are overhauled. To reach an object, or take off strain, weather-braces are overhauled. A ship overhauls another in chase when she evidently gains upon her. Also, overhauls a stranger and examines her papers. Also, is overhauled, or examined, to determine the refit demanded.
To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.--Webster. A seaman's phrase, sometimes used in common parlance...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.