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overslaugh
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overslaugh \O"ver*slaugh`\, n. [D. overslag.] A bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the Hudson River. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overslaugh \O`ver*slaugh"\, v. t. [D. overslaan.] 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.] [1913 Webster]
