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† whither-out, adv. Obs. rare.
[f. prec. + out adv.; cf. whereout.]
a. interrog. (irreg.) Out of what, from what source, whence.
b. rel. In the direction in which; nearly = whereabouts.
1377Langl. P. Pl. B. xvi. 12 If any wiȝte wyte whider⁓oute it groweth? 1393Ibid. C. viii. 178 Couthest þow wissen ous þe way whoder out treuthe wonyeþ? c1425Seven Sag. (P.) 1929 [They] seten redy markys there Wydyr⁓out the coffyns were. |