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Definition of Outjump
1. to surpass in jumping [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: jumping
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outjump
Literary usage of Outjump
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1892)
"... that he can outjump any frog in Calaveras county." And then Smiley says, "That's
all right —that's all right—if you'll hold my box a minute, ..."
2. The World's Wit and Humor: An Encyclopedia of the Classic Wit and Humor of by Lionel Strachey (1912)
""Well," Smiley says, easy and careless, "he's good enough for one thing, I should
judge—he can outjump any frog in Calaveras County. ..."
3. The Writings of Mark Twain by Mark Twain (1899)
"Well," Smiley says, easy and careless, " he's good enough for one thing, I should
judge — he can outjump any frog in Calaveras county. ..."
4. The Speaker's Garland: Comprising 100 Choice Selections by Phineas Garrett (1903)
"I've got my opinion, and I'll risk forty dollars that he can outjump ary frog in
Calaveras county." And the feller studied a minute, and then says, ..."
5. Short Stories for English Courses by Rosa Mary Redding Mikels (1920)
"Well,' Smiley says, easy and careless, ' he's good enough for one thing, I should
judge—he can outjump any frog in Calaveras county. ..."
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