overstand

overstand means the measurement between the top plate and the fingerboard where the neck meets the body of the instrument.

Etymology

From Middle English overstonden, from Old English oferstandan (“to stand over”), equivalent to over- + stand. Cognate with Dutch overstaan (“to stand over”), German überstehen (“to stand through, survive”).

noun

The measurement between the top plate and the fingerboard where the neck meets the body of the instrument.

verb

To stand or insist too much or too long; overstay.e.g.“But they that overstand the day of grace, shall not obtain to cool their tongues so much of this water as will hang on the tip of one's finger.” — 1688, Bunyan, The Water of Life:
To stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.
To sail (to the mark) at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle; to go beyond (the layline).
To be neglected and left uncut for too long.
To have complete or intuitive comprehension of; to understand fully.e.g.“"But, Sister, it look like you neither overstand or understand"” — 1965, Orlando Patterson, The children of Sisyphus: A novel, page 192:

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