† outgearn.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, gear n.
Etymology: < out- prefix + gear n. Compare ingear n. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ɑu·tgīəɹ) /ˈaʊtɡɪə(r)/.
Scottish.
Obsolete.
rare.
1835 H. Miller xxi. 363 He died..possessed of ingear and outgear, and of a very considerable sum of money.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019).