overslop

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overslop

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

noun overslops

obsolete An outer garment or slop.

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@misc{overslop_2026,
  title = {overslop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overslop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}