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Definition of Outwrest
1. v. t. To extort; to draw from or forth by violence.
Definition of Outwrest
1. Verb. (rare) To pull out forcibly; to yank out. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outwrest
1. to extort [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: extort
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outwrest
Literary usage of Outwrest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poems of John Donne by John Donne, James Russell Lowell, Grolier Club (1895)
"... Let coarse bold hands from slimy nest The bedded fish in banks outwrest, Or
curious traitors, sleave-silk flies Bewitch poor fishes' wandering eyes ..."
2. The Complete Angler, Or, Contemplative Mans Recreation: Being a Discourse on by Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton (1839)
"... net : Let coarse bold hands, from slimy nest, The bedded Jish in banks outwrest;
Let curious traitors sleave silk flies, To 'witch poor wand'ring ..."
3. Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors by Walter Hamilton (1887)
"Let coarse bold hands, from slimy nest, The bedded fish in banks outwrest ; Let
curious Traitors sleave silk flies, To 'witch poor wandring fishes eyes. ..."
4. The Compleat Angler, Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a by Izaak Walton, Andrew Lang (1896)
"... coarse bold hands, from slimy nest, The bedded fish in banks outwrest; Let
curious traitors sleave silk flies, To 'witch poor wand'ring fishes' eyes. ..."
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