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† ˈput-case Obs.
[f. the phrase put case: put v.1 22.]
1. The act of putting a case; a supposition or hypothesis.
1565Jewel Def. Apol. iv. ix. §3 What a foolishe putcase, and what a fond whatif is that, to saie, What if a Pirate inuade the Arke of Noe? 1577tr. Bullinger's Decades (1592) 282 They with their innumerable perchances and put-cases do make the treatise of restitution so tedious.
2. A person skilled in putting cases; one who states or argues hypothetical cases.
a1734North Lives, Ld. Guildford I. 20 He used to say that no man could be a good lawyer that was not a put-case. |