释义 |
ˈoutwale Obs. exc. dial. [f. out- 7 + wale n., choice.] That which is selected to be taken out or removed; refuse, dregs; one who is cast out, an outcast.
14..Siege Jerus. (E.E.T.S.) 140 Semeliche twelue, Pore men & noȝt prute, aposteles wer hoten, Þat of catifs he ches,..Þe out-wale of þis worlde. c1480Henryson Test. Cres. 129 Now am I maid an unworthy outwaill. 1582Stanyhurst æneis iv. (Arb.) 120 Poore caytief, desolat owtwayle. 1825Brockett N.C. Gloss., Outwale, refuse. a1835Hogg Tales (1866) 362 (E.D.D.) The out-wale, wallie, tragle kind o' wooers. |