castoff
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castoff — [kast′ôf΄] adj. thrown away; discarded; abandoned n. 1. a person or thing cast off 2. Printing an estimate of the lines or pages of type to be set from a given amount of copy … English World dictionary
castoff — /kast awf , of , kahst /, adj. 1. thrown away; rejected; discarded: castoff clothing. n. 2. a person or thing that has been cast off. 3. Print. the estimate by a compositor of how many pages copy will occupy when set in type. [1735 45; adj., n.… … Universalium
castoff — noun see cast off … New Collegiate Dictionary
castoff — 1. noun something that has been rejected or discarded; a reject 2. adjective discarded or rejected … Wiktionary
castoff — Synonyms and related words: castaway, deep six, derelict, discard, discarding, disposal, dogie, dumping, elimination, flotsam, flotsam and jetsam, foundling, jetsam, jettison, junk, junking, lagan, orphan, refuse, reject, rejectamenta, rejection … Moby Thesaurus
castoff — see cast off … English dictionary
castoff — adj. used, second hand; thrown away n. person or thing that has been discarded, person or thing that has been rejected … English contemporary dictionary
castoff — offcast … Anagrams dictionary
castoff — cast·off … English syllables
castoff — cast•off [[t]ˈkæstˌɔf, ˌɒf, ˈkɑst [/t]] adj. 1) thrown away; discarded 2) one that has been cast off 3) pri the estimate by a compositor of how many pages copy will occupy when set in type • Etymology: 1735–45 … From formal English to slang
