Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
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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