offcastingn.
/ˈɒfˌkɑːstɪŋ/, /ˈɒfˌkastɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔfˌkæstɪŋ/, /ˈɑfˌkæstɪŋ/ 1. A person or thing that has been cast off, a cast-off; (as mass noun) refuse, rubbish.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [noun]
wrakea1350
outcastingc1350
rammel1370
rubble1376
mullockc1390
refusec1390
filtha1398
outcasta1398
chaff?a1400
rubbishc1400
wastec1430
drossc1440
raff?1440
rascal1440
murgeonc1450
wrack1472
gear1489
garblec1503
scowl1538
raffle1543
baggage1549
garbage1549
peltry1550
gubbins?1553
lastage1553
scruff1559
retraict1575
ross1577
riddings1584
ket1586
scouring1588
pelf1589
offal1598
rummage1598
dog's meat1606
retriment1615
spitling1620
recrement1622
mundungus1637
sordes1640
muskings1649
rejectament1654
offscouring1655
brat1656
relicts1687
offage1727
litter1730
rejectamenta1795
outwale1825
detritus1834
junk1836
wastements1843
croke1847–78
sculch1847
debris1851
rumble1854
flotsam1861
jetsam1861
pelt1880
offcasting1893
rubbishry1894
littering1897
muckings1898
wastage1898
dreck1905
bruck1929
crap1934
garbo1953
clobber1965
dooky1965
grot1971
tippings-
c1400 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Tiber.) f. 143 (MED) Men ete skynnes of scheeldes & of castyng of herbes þat cleuede on þe walles.
1893 Graphic 15 Apr. 415/1 Shabby tweed suits, the offcastings of generations of..tourists.
1973 R. E. Duncan Nor is Past Pure 43 Waste, off-castings, despised treasure.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > rejection or non-acceptance
renunciation1418
rejectinga1425
reprobationa1425
rejectiona1464
abjection?1529
refute1535
abdication1552
abnegation1554
abrenunciation1557
recusancy1563
repudy1575
offcasting?1591
rejectment1599
defiancea1616
canvass1621
non-acceptation1622
repudiation1640
disacceptance1642
non-acceptance1647
disowning1656
discard1663
disownment1806
unacceptance1865
ding1949
negging1996
?1591 R. Bruce Serm. Sacrament iv. sig. Q8 Sic a loath, disdain & offcasting of this heauenlie foode.
1653 D. Dickson Brief Explic. First 50 Psalms 63 Fear of eternall offcasting.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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