1677 W. Wycherley i. 9 For thou may'st easily come to..out-watch a Pimp, out-fawn a Rook, out-promise a Lover, out-rail a Wit, and out-brag a Sea-Captain.
1701 E. Settle i. 3 He has a Tongue That can out fawn a hungry Parasite, cringing For a Court-Office.
1852 J. Quincy 331 Massachusetts did not only thus artfully foil the Parliament, but it outfawned and outwitted Cromwell.