Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
OVERSLAUGHED
Verb
overslaughed
simple past tense and past participle of overslaugh
Source: Wiktionary
OVERSLAUGH
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
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