verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To bind or wrap around. UK, dialectal

   "to umcast a splice = to fasten it by a wrapping of cord"

Example

More examples

"to umcast a splice = to fasten it by a wrapping of cord"

Etymology

From Middle English umcasten, umbecasten, equivalent to um- + cast.

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