Definition of Outfire

1. Noun. (Sussex) A visit by one bonfire society to join in with the celebrations of another. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To fire farther or better than. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outfire

1. to surpass in firing [v -FIRED, -FIRING, -FIRES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outfire

outfields
outfight
outfighting
outfights
outfigure
outfigured
outfigures
outfiguring
outfind
outfinding
outfinds
outfinesse
outfinessed
outfinesses
outfinessing
outfired
outfires
outfiring
outfish
outfished
outfishes
outfishing
outfit
outfits
outfitted
outfitter
outfitters
outfitting
outflank

Literary usage of Outfire

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Grammar of the Persian Language by William Jones (1828)
"CA~. epithet, j\AJ\ ^^Jl casting outfire. r<- <. ^creasing daily. j\±J\ jjj shooting arrows. 1 c / <• c raising his head. jj^ c^-*^ gathering darkness, ..."

2. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1867)
"... put outfire, "without any thing else." But if a fire is kindled in the ceiling of your house, floods of water dashed against the outside clapboards, ..."

3. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer: Comprising Ancient and Modern Military by Thomas Wilhelm (1881)
"The problem solved by unique «rangement is the entire sup- «n of recoil, the strain being absorbed ' outfire shield. In the lute experi- Kshatriya. ..."

4. A Commentary on the Apocalypse by Moses Stuart (1845)
"The heathen poets often speak of horses breathing outfire and smoke, (Virg. Georg. П. 140. III. 85. Ovid. Met. VII. 104) ; but here is a new image ..."

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