Outcant
//aʊtˈkænt// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To surpass in canting; to use more jargon than. obsolete, transitive
"I paſs o'er all thoſe Confeſſors and Martyrs Who live like S—tt—n, or who die like Charters, Out-cant old Eſdras, or out-drink his Heir, Out-uſure Jews, or Iriſhmen out-ſwear; [...]"
Example
More examples"I paſs o'er all thoſe Confeſſors and Martyrs Who live like S—tt—n, or who die like Charters, Out-cant old Eſdras, or out-drink his Heir, Out-uſure Jews, or Iriſhmen out-ſwear; [...]"
Etymology
From out- + cant.
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