† outspecklen.
Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, kenspeckle adj.
Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < out- prefix + -speckle (in kenspeckle adj.). N.E.D. (1904) indicates the stress as outˈspeckle.
Scottish.
Obsolete.
rare.
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [noun] > object of ridicule > talked about, gazed or pointed at
1802 in W. Scott I. 86 ‘Whae drives thir kye?’ can Willie say, ‘To mak an outspeckle o' me?’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).