overhaul (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[overhaul 词源字典]
1620s, from over- + haul (v.); originally nautical, "pull rigging apart for examination," which was done by slackening the rope by hauling in the opposite direction to that in which it is pulled in hoisting. Replaced overhale in sense of "overtake" (1793). Related: Overhauled; overhauling.[overhaul etymology, overhaul origin, 英语词源]
overhaul (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1826, from overhaul (v.).