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offcast

American  
[awf-kast, -kahst, of-] / ˈɔfˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈɒf- /

adjective

  1. discarded or rejected; castoff.

    his offcast suits.


noun

  1. a castoff person or thing.

Etymology

Origin of offcast

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

Example Sentences

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Two other supporting performances, both offcast, are emblematic of the care with which Whose Life has been made.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From The Hunchback by Morley, Henry

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

From Ellen Walton The Villain and His Victims by Addison, Alvin

Of the Dog tribe were they, an offcast of the Great Slaves, according to Rea, and as motley, starring and starved as the Yellow Knives.

From The Last of the Plainsmen by Grey, Zane

There's a mystery about the child, and I am of the opinion that it has been stolen, or is known to be the offcast of some respectable family.

From Cast Adrift by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)