overslaugh

[ oh-ver-slaw ]

verb (used with object)

1. to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead.

overslaugh

/ ˈəʊvəˌslɔː /

noun

1. military the passing over of one duty for another that takes precedence

verb

1. tr to pass over; ignore

Word History and Origins

Origin of overslaugh¹

1765–75; < Dutch overslaan, equivalent to over- over- + slaan to strike; compare German überschlagen; slay

Word History and Origins

Origin of overslaugh¹

C18: from Dutch overslaan to pass over

Example Sentences

The breeze was increasing, and Mr. Overslaugh, whose pretensions to nautical knowledge were considered very shallow by his fellow amateurs, remarked to my husband: "If this wind holds, I should not wonder if we are aground in less than two hour."

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The poor woman had probably been aground, some time, on the Hudson Overslaugh or the Shrewsbury Flats, and supposed that nothing but low tide could prevent going up to Paris by steamship.

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P. 513, OVER-SETTING, invalid link: 'Upset'; OVERSLAUGH, 'roaster' amended to roster; OXYRINCHUS, originally 'OXYRHINCUS'.

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Verditege Hook, the Dunderberg, and the Overslaugh, were names of terror to even the bravest skipper.

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The Castleton Bar or "overslaugh," as it was known by the river pilots, impeded for years navigation in low water.

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