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▪ I. ˈout-ˌfort, n.
[out- 1, 3.]
An outlying fort, an outwork.
1625in Crt. & Times Chas. I (1848) I. 66 They won the out-fort of the town. 1873Burton Hist. Scot. VI. lxxiii. 358 Some small outforts were easily taken.
▪ II. out-ˈfort, v.
[out- 21.]
trans. To outdo in the matter of forts.
1755St. Colonies N. Amer. 37 If..we would secure our American dominions against the French, we must out-fort, as well as out-settle them. |