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out West, n. and advb. phr.|aʊt ˈwɛst|
[f. out adv. 2, 16 + west adv. 2 c.]
A. n. Orig., the territory to the west of the early American settlements; by extension, the distant West of the U.S. as regarded by inhabitants of the East (cf. West n. 3 b). Also attrib.
B. adv. phr. In or to this region. Also transf. in or to the western parts of Canada or Australia.
1835C. F. Hoffman Winter in West II. 119 Old Kaintuck..whips all ‘Out-West’ in prettiness. 1848R. W. Griswold Passages from Corr. (1898) 243 The ‘out West Editor’ would inform her..as to who he is. Ibid. 244 Why is it your new volume is not out West? 1857Lawrence (Kansas) Republican 4 June 2 Any one who has spent any time in farming ‘out west’, will see that this is a mistake. 1887C. B. George 40 Yrs. on Rail 62 New York State was considered ‘out West’ then. 1890S. M. St. Maur Impressions Tenderfoot xiii. 173 All ponies and dogs ‘out West’ seem shy of women. 1898P. L. Ford Tattle-Tales of Cupid 205 As they say out West, it's come to stay and grow up with the country. 1944Living off Land iv. 81 The country out-west is full of dead men's bones. 1952Manch. Guardian Weekly 17 July 15 He worked as a section hand out west on the Union Pacific railroad. 1961Maclean's Mag. 29 July 36/1 I've worked freights that have carried more passengers than the passenger runs did, especially out west in the Depression. |