Lexicographical Neighbors of Outswum
Literary usage of Outswum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1907)
"... proud of the fact that he had rescued from the waves at Etretat the English
poet Swinburne, who, though a magnificent swimmer, had outswum his strength. ..."
2. Twenty Years in Paris: Being Some Recollections of a Literary Life by Robert Harborough Sherard (1906)
"... who, Byron-like, a magnificent swimmer, had on that occasion outswum his strength.
De Maupassant asked me to come down to his villa " Les Mouettes. ..."
3. Tales of Duck and Goose Shooting: Being Duck and Goose Hunting Narratives by John Baptiste de Macklot Thompson (1916)
""Yon kin gamble that he's all in, or he'd outswum us," he added. In a few minutes
we came to the top. The duck could not be seen. ..."
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