Overslaugh

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the Hudson River. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

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.]