Mafeking
/ˈmafɪkɪŋ
/Former name of the town of Mafikeng in South Africa, capital of North West. In 1899–1900, during the Second Boer War, a small British force commanded by Lord Baden-Powell was besieged in Mafeking for 215 days; the town’s eventual relief was greeted in Britain with widespread celebration. Modern spelling Mafikeng.
- outstare
- outstart
- outstate
- outstation
- outstation cheque
- outstationed
- outstation movement
- outstay
- outstay one's welcome
- outstay (or overstay) one's welcome
- outsteam
- outstep
- outstill
- outstink
- outstrain
- outstreaming
- out-stress
- outstretch
- outstride
- outstrike
- outstrip
- outstroke
- outstroke rent
- outstryder
- outsucken