offcast

[ awf-kast, -kahst, of- ]

adjective

1. discarded or rejected; castoff:

   his offcast suits.

noun

1. a castoff person or thing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of offcast¹

First recorded in 1565–75; adj., noun use of verb phrase cast off

Example Sentences

Which will you be, an honorable wife, or a despised offcast?

From Project Gutenberg

When two veins intersect each other, the direction of the offcast is a subject of interest, both to the miner and the geologist.

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Thou wast an offcast bride, And wouldst be an affianced one—thou art so!

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