overbattle

English

Alternative forms

• over-battle
• over battle

Etymology

From over- +‎ battle (“fertile, fruitful”). More at over-, battle.

Adjective

overbattle (comparative more overbattle, superlative most overbattle)

1. (dialectal or obsolete) Too fertile; too rich.

   For in the Church of God sometimes it cometh to pass as in over-battle grounds, the fertile disposition whereof is good. ― Hooker.

Related terms

• batten