overslop

English

Etymology

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

Noun

overslop (plural overslops)

1. (obsolete) An outer garment or slop.

References

• “overslop”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.