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send-off
1. colloq. A friendly demonstration on the occasion of a person's starting on a journey or the like. (Originally U.S.) Also transf. and fig.
The earliest sense of the word appears to be ‘a sending off or starting of contestants in a race’.
1841Spirit of Times 18 Dec. 499/2 Sleepy John was the favorite against the field; by bad management of the groom John got a miserable send off and lost at least fifty yards. 1867Harper's Mag. Dec. 135/1 As they say at Jerome Park, a ‘good send off’ at life's outset is, four to one, better than a ‘false start’. 1872‘Mark Twain’ Roughing It (1900) II. vi. 63 One of the boys has passed in his checks, and we want to give him a good sendoff. 1875Chicago Tribune 15 July 1/3 There was considerable jockeying, and..an even send-off [in the boat-race] was not obtained. 1882Times 27 Mar. 4/1 When General Grant went to Europe, he..had a grand ‘send-off’ on the Delaware. 1899Ibid. 13 Dec. 12/1 The medical officers..gave the slip to the medical students and other admirers who intended to give them an enthusiastic send-off. 1908G. G. Greenwood Shakespeare Problem Restated xv. 483 If we could only get to the back of his [sc. Jonson's] mind, we should find that there was some efficient cause operating to induce him to give the best possible send-off to that celebrated venture. 1934[see cash v.2 2 c]. 1977J. McClure Sunday Hangman ii. 19 Every warder has to witness at least one little send-off.
attrib.1876Besant & Rice Gold. Butterfly xviii, After the funeral Huggins..wrote a beautiful send-off notice. 1889Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Nov. 6/1 Adelina Patti's ‘send off’ concert.
2. Consignment (of goods).
1909Westm. Gaz. 14 July 4/2 A well-known gang [of bird-catchers for the London market], whose send-off had averaged 500 birds a week. |