overcut
verb
over·cut
ˌō-vər-ˈkət 
overcut; overcutting; overcuts
: to cut excessively
specifically
: to cut timber from (a forest) in excess of annual growth or an allotted annual amount
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Excess force will cause the chisel to overcut as its bevel is driven into the wood.
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Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 25 Feb. 2020
Recently a new neighbor moved in and proceeded to overcut several palm trees near the property line.
—Gary Singer, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Nov. 2019
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Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 25 Feb. 2020
Recently a new neighbor moved in and proceeded to overcut several palm trees near the property line.
—Gary Singer, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Nov. 2019
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“Overcut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcut. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
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