outlern.
/ˈaʊtlə/, U.S. /ˈaʊtlər/, Scottish English /ˈʌʊtlər/ Scottish and English regional (northern).
An animal that is not housed during the night or winter. Also figurative: a person out of work, etc.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > worker > one who does not work > [noun]
vacant1602
outler1786
idleman1832
non-producer1840
unworker1843
non-worker1851
non-employed1876
out of work1883
out-of-worker1894
unemployed1900
unwaged1981
UB401983
the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > livestock > member of livestock > that's wintered in specific place > that's not housed at night or in winter
out-winterer1783
outler1786
1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 162 The Deil, or else an outler [MS outlier] Quey, Gat up an' gae a croon.
1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 160 At length the Outlers grew sae mad Against ilk Inler purse-proud blade.
1826 T. Graham Moorland Dial. 8 Sin last our outler nowt was fother'd.
1838 T. Carlyle Coll. Lett. (1985) X. 257 No cattle or other outlers were exposed to them [sc. the winds].
1936 J. G. Horne Flooer o' Ling 24 The ootler kye their tails gart fling An' capered owre the brae.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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