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overslip

American  
[oh-ver-slip] / ˌoʊ vərˈslɪp /

verb (used with object)

Obsolete.
overslipped, overslipt, overslipping

  1. to leave out; miss.

  2. to elude; evade.

Etymology

Origin of overslip

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

Example Sentences

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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

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