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Definition of Outthrown
1. outthrow [v] - See also: outthrow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outthrown
Literary usage of Outthrown
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of A. Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle (1902)
"... fortalice in France, and ere they had passed the gate the old border knight
came running forward with hands outthrown to greet his famous countryman. ..."
2. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1841)
"... have extended their trade to all parts of the world, and therein (to speak
the truth) have outthrown all, ever yet have used the sea, many ban length. ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1903)
"At the sound of his voice, his wife uttered a heart-broken cry, and fell face
downward upon the hot black earth, her arms outthrown helplessly, ..."
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