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outswear, v.|-ˈswɛə(r)| [out- 18, 18 c.] trans. To outdo or surpass in swearing; to overcome or bear down with swearing.
1588Shakes. L.L.L. i. ii. 67 Me thinkes I should out⁓sweare Cupid. 1596― Merch. V. iv. ii. 17 Weele out-face them, and out-sweare them to. 1690Shadwell Am. Bigot ii, I will out-swear the deepest gamester in Madrid. 1816Sporting Mag. XLVIII. 217 Always allowable, as long as it can be concealed or out-sworn. |