O`ver*slaugh", v. t. [D.
overslaan.] To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an
impediment; as, to overslaugh a bill in a legislative body; to
overslaugh a military officer, that is, to hinder his
promotion or employment. [Local Cant, U. S.]
O"ver*slaugh` (?), n. [D.
overslag.] A bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in
the Hudson River. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.