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overslop

overslop noun: an outer garment or slop.

Noun

overslop (plural overslops)

  1. (obsolete) An outer garment or slop.

Forms of overslop

pluraloverslops

Origin of overslop

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

Questions about overslop

What does overslop mean?
Overslop means an outer garment or slop.
What part of speech is overslop?
Overslop is a noun.
What is the plural of overslop?
The plural of overslop is overslops.

Words near overslop in the dictionary

  1. overslip
  2. overslipped
  3. overslipping
  4. overslips
  5. overslipt
  6. overslop
  7. overslops
  8. overslow
  9. overslowed
  10. overslowing
  11. overslowness

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