OVERSLAUGH

n. v.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

A bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the Hudson River. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.

2.
v.

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.]

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