2. Verb. (transitive theatre television) To remove from the cast of a production. ¹
3. Noun. That which is rejected or forcasten as useless. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Offcast
1. a castoff [n -S] - See also: castoff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Offcast
Literary usage of Offcast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sermons by Robert Bruce, Robert Wodrow, William Cunningham (1843)
"self onlie, that he will thinke him to be a reprobate, to be ane offcast, ...
bot thou art ane offcast ! And yet, God forbid it were sa ; for suppose these ..."
2. Proceedings by Institution of Municipal Engineers, London, Incorporated Association of Municipal and County Engineers, Association of Municipal and Sanitary Engineers and Surveyors (1886)
"The author has frequently found tons of sumach, whole sheepskins, shrubberies,
tanning and brewery waste of a solid nature, offcast clothing, ..."
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