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overslaugh
[ oh-ver-slaw ]
verb (used with object)
- to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead.
overslaugh
/ ˈəʊvəˌslɔː /
noun
- military the passing over of one duty for another that takes precedence
verb
- tr to pass over; ignore
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Word History and Origins
Origin of overslaugh1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of overslaugh1
C18: from Dutch overslaan to pass over
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Example Sentences
At length we reached the Overslaugh, which, as was apt to be the case, was well sprinkled with vessels aground.
From Project Gutenberg
The Castleton Bar or "overslaugh," as it was known by the river pilots, impeded for years navigation in low water.
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But these subjects took a somewhat loftier tone, than the contemplation of an exchange of orderly duty, or an overslaugh of guard.
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