overslaugh

To pass over in favor of another: as, to overslaugh a bill in a legislature.

To hinder or obstruct: as, to overslaugh a military officer.

To oppress; keep down.

In military, to remit the ordinary duty of (an officer, or company), because be is detailed for some other work.

In military, remission of the ordinary daily duty of an officer or company on account of a detail to another duty which takes precedence.

A sand-bank or-bar which impedes navigation in a river; specifically, one near Albany, New York, in the Hudson.

A bar in a river.

To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment

A bar in a river.

To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or impediment.