单词 | outsweeping |
释义 | outsweepingn. rare. The action of sweeping out or away. Also: †that which is swept out; refuse, dregs (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > the lowest class > [noun] > persons of the lowest class (collectively) chenaille1340 offal?a1425 putaylea1425 ribaldail1489 abject1526 offscouring1526 dreg1531 outsweeping1535 braggery1548 ribaldry1550 raff1557 sink1574 cattle1579 offscum1579 rabble1579 baggagery1589 scum1590 waste1592 menialty1593 baggage1603 froth1603 refuse1603 tag-rag1609 retriment1615 trasha1616 recrement1622 silts1636 garbage1648 riffle-raffle1668 raffle1670 riff-raff1678 scurf1688 mob1693 scouring1721 ribble-rabble1771 sweeping1799 clamjamphrie1816 ragabash1823 scruff1836 residuum1851 talent1882 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Cor. iv. B The very outswepinges of ye worlde, yee the of scowringe of all men. 1982 Jrnl. Econ. Lit. 20 28 The idea of an interaction of voting beggars with alms-offering politicians is suggestive of a maleficent cobweb cycle, the outsweeping of which might require the disenfranchisement of the poor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1535 |
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