单词 | rout-out |
释义 | rout-outn. Now rare. An act of clearing out a place; a clear-out. Also: an act of rummaging through something. ΚΠ 1851 H. Mayhew 1851 xi. 126 They started off together, intent upon having what the ladies called a ‘good rout out’ of all the things during the absence of the Frenchmen. 1880 L. Parr Adam & Eve II. 138 I didn't count 'pon this rout-out comin' yet whiles, for..Eve. 1900 A. Carus-Wilson Irene Petrie (1901) x. 241 A rout-out of their wardrobes follows, and after a long interval they rearray themselves in figured silk saris and pushmina shawls. 1912 C. Mackenzie Carnival xxxiv. 358 ‘I'm going to have a rare old rout-out this morning,’ Jenny announced. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1851 |
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