overslip

American  

[oh-ver-slip] / ˌoʊ vərˈslɪp /

verb (used with object)

Obsolete.

overslipped, overslipt, overslipping

1. to leave out; miss.

2. to elude; evade.

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Etymology

Origin of overslip

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at over-, slip ¹

Example Sentences

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overslip overslipped overslipt

Dorsett is too keen to overslip the law in any way.

From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Chapman, Allen

Overrun, overshoot, overslip, are terms in hunting, overtop never; except perchance in the vocabulary of the wild huntsman of the Alps.

From Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

But courteous gentlemen, that favor most, backbite none, and pardon what is overslipped, let such come and welcome; I'll into the steward's room, and fetch them a can of our best beverage.

From Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy by Baldwin, Edward Chauncey

This being overslipt in its place, I thought meet here to inserte ye same.

From Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts by Bradford, William