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overslaugh definition

over·slaugh (ō′vər slô′)

transitive verb

  1. ☆ to pass over (one person) by preferring or promoting another
  2. ☆ to bar or hinder

Etymology: < Du overslaan, to pass over, omit < over (akin to over), + slaan, to beat, strike: for IE base see slay

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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