For as he in his rage him overstrooke, / He, ere he could his weapon backe repaire, / His side all bare and naked overtooke, / And with his mortal steel quite through the body strooke.1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
2
To cover up (a design, mark etc.) by stamping another on top of it; to superimpose a mark or logo on (a coin, stamp, etc.).
3
To strike (something) too hard.
overstrike
noun
UK /ˈəʊvəstɹʌɪk/
Etymology From over- + strike.
1
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Numismatics A coin that has been overstruck, i.e. coined more than once.
2
Media, Publishing, Typography The printing of one character over another, as - on top of L to produce Ł.
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences overtype (feature where input replaces existing characters instead of being inserted before them)