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throw-off
[f. the vbl. phrase to throw off (throw v. 42).]
a. Fox-hunting. The throwing-off of the hounds, the start of a hunt; by extension, of a race; hence, a start generally.
b. A shaking off, getting rid of or free from.
c. A mechanism by which some part of a machine is disconnected, or its action suspended.
d. That which is thrown off; something produced or given off, an offshoot.
1843Ainsworth's Mag. III. 144 The throw-off will be unusually great to-morrow. 1859Palmerston in Lucas Ld. Glenesk (1910) 147 The throw-off is awkward, beginning with the insignificant word ‘in’. 1864Webster, Throw-off, a start in a hunt or race. 1864Gd. Words 104/2 These millions, these atoms of life—they are a free throw off from the Creative Beneficence. 1873Punch 13 Sept. 107/1 Whither I had driven in order to see the throw-off. 1886J. M. Caulfeild Seamanship Notes 3 Parts of the Capstan,..bar pins, throw off, spindle,..entablature. 1889Nature 22 Aug. 393/1 No micro-seismic shock can ever take place otherwise than as a throw-off from some violent disturbance more or less remotely located. 1891Melbourne Punch 4 June 377/2, I received an invitation to see the throw off of the Ballarat hounds in the afternoon. |