Category:Overslaugh

O"ver*slaugh`, n. Etym: [d. overslag.]

Defn: a bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the hudson river. [local, u. S.] Bartlett.

Overslaugh O`ver*slaugh", v. t. Etym: [d. overslaan.]

Defn: 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.]