overslaugh (plural overslaughs)
(US, dialect) A bar in a river.
overslaugh (third-person singular simple present overslaughs, present participle overslaughing, simple past and past participle overslaughed)
(US, dialect, slang, transitive) To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or impediment.
Source: Wiktionary
O"ver*slaugh`, n. Etym: [D. overslag.]
Definition: A bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the Hudson River. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
O`ver*slaugh", v. t. Etym: [D. overslaan.]
Definition: To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment; as, to overslaugh a bill in a legislative body; to overslaugh a military officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or employment. [Local Cant, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 September 2024
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