OVERSLAUGHING

Verb

overslaughing

present 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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