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overstand
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overstand \O`ver*stand"\, v. t.
To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale;
to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
What madman would o'erstand his market twice? --Dryden.
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