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Definition of Send-off

1. Noun. An organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture.

2. Noun. A start given to contestants. "I was there with my parents at the kickoff"

Definition of Send-off

1. Noun. (alternative form of sendoff) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Send-off

senate race senates senator senatorial senatorially senatorian senators senatorship senatorships senatour

senatours senatusconsult senatusconsults sence send send-off (current term) send-offs send-up send-ups sendQ

send a message send around send away send away for send back send down send for send forth send her down Hughie send in

Literary usage of Send-off

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Huxley and Ruskin have each been obliged to prepare a printed circular, at once a remonstrance and an apology, which they slip into an envelope and send off ..."

2. Collections by Massachusetts Historical Society (1871)
"wee are enabled to send off y* chattle you most off all neede, ... to bled to ye booke wc*> send off y* ..."

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