Usually means: Maintenance or care exceeding necessity.
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  1. overkeep: Merriam-Webster
  2. overkeep: Collins English Dictionary
  3. overkeep: Wordnik
  4. overkeep: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (overkeep)

▸ verb:  (transitive) To keep or observe too strictly.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To keep too long.

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overgovern, oversit, overwatch, overshow, overrestrain, overcontrol, overcull, overwait, overaffect, overhandle, more...



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