overslop

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noun

An outer garment or slop.

OriginMiddle English oversloppe ← Old English oferslop →
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Meanings

nounoverslop (plural overslops)

plural overslops

  1. obsoleteAn outer garment or slop.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
overall

Origin

  1. Old Englishoferslop
  2. Middle Englishoversloppe
  3. Englishoverslop

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

slopoverspolvero
Cite this entry
APA

overslop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overslop

MLA

“overslop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overslop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overslop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overslop.

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