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overslop

English

Etymology

From Middle English oversloppe, Old English oferslop, oferslype (an overgarment; surplice), equivalent to over- +? slip. Cognate with Icelandic yfirsloppur (overalls).

Noun

overslop (plural overslops)

  1. (obsolete) An outer garment or slop.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

References

  • overslop in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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overslip

English

Etymology

over- +? slip

Verb

overslip (third-person singular simple present overslips, present participle overslipping, simple past and past participle overslipped)

  1. (transitive) To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond.
  2. (transitive) To omit or neglect.
    to overslip time or opportunity

Anagrams

  • overlips, slipover

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