throw-outn.adj.
/ˈθrəʊaʊt/, U.S. /ˈθroʊˌaʊt/ A. n.
1. † a. Apparently: (in a mechanism) the condition of being off balance or out of alignment. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > space > direction > [noun] > arrangement in correct direction > in odd or imperfect direction
throw-out1788
misalignment1897
1788 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 1787 1 Science 16 His own five-barred pendulum, with cheeks capable of expermental adjustment, so as to prove all vibrations isochronal, whatever be the throw out of the clock.
b. The disengagement of a mechanism; the rapid disconnection of an electrical circuit. Also: a mechanism by which some part of a machine is disconnected, or its action suspended (cf. throw-off n. 3).
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > mechanism > [noun] > other specific mechanisms
stop?1523
clockwork1652
sector1715
rackwork1755
scapement1789
scape1798
safety catch1827
controller1836
dog1840
Geneva stop1841
Maltese cross1852
throw-off1852
gearhead1869
tripper1870
Scotch yoke1880
Geneva movement1881
belt-tightener1882
watch1882
selector1890
Geneva wheel1891
throw-out1894
Geneva motion1897
horse-geara1899
Geneva mechanism1903
safety catch1904
Geneva drive1913
Geneva1919
Possum1961
1894 Electr. Rev. 34 603/1 If it happens that one or more of the type-wheels of the instruments get out of synchronism causing a ‘throw out’,..it is necessary that there should be some means of setting all the type-wheels..at one particular position from which it is possible to again make a fresh start.
1909 Machinery Feb. 455/1 The throwout of the current is automatic, as before.
1918 Automobile Trade Jrnl. Sept. 180/1 A latch that must be lifted before the lever when the master switch is tripped by means of the throwout of the clutch.
1925 J. Grant Amos's Processes Flour Manuf. (new ed.) viii. 60 A patent self-acting safety throw-out on the top floor prevents accidents.
1929 World-Radio 27 Sept. 443 The throw-out of my main switch.
2008 K. Cameron Sportbike Performance Handbk. (ed. 2) ix. 88/2 Many sportbikes have been built with hydraulic, rather than cable-operated, clutch throwouts.
c. In various (mainly industrial) processes: the throwing out or ejecting of something; an apparatus or device designed to effect or direct this.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [noun] > ejection > device for
ejector1874
throw-out1897
1897 Electr. World 10 Apr. 487/2 The press shown here with is designed to operate these ‘throwouts’ in a positive manner, and consume but little of the power of the press.
1905 Terms Forestry & Logging 37 Frog,..a timber placed at the mouth of a slide to direct the discharge of the logs. (Gen.) Syn: throw out.
1907 J. V. Woodworth Punches, Dies & Tools 464 Automatic throw-out for misplaced shells.
1921 Amer. Fertilizer 8 Oct. 78/1 A further concentration is obtained by passing this partially concentrated material from the throwout to a roller mill.
1960 Iron & Steel Engineer Apr. 83/2 As the throw-out is upwards and inwards, the outer edge of the repeater may easily catch the oval.
2. That which is or has been thrown out (in various senses of to throw out at throw v.1 Phrasal verbs); esp. that which is or has been rejected or discarded as unwanted; a cast-off, reject. Also occasionally: an act or instance of rejecting or discarding something, a clear-out.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > not worth considering
nothing1382
inconsiderable1670
reject1865
throw-out1956
1803 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. II. at Sal A cast off; a throw out.
1881 Year-Bk. Photogr. (front matter) (advt.) Marion & Co... Job throw-outs, sheets with slight imperfections, quite fit for cheap work.
1919 Chester White Jrnl. Jan. 10/3 Throw-outs are to include pigs under 150 pounds, stags, boars, thin sows and skips.
1956 P. Larkin Let. 26 Jan. (2010) 195 The three [poems] in question are dregs & throwouts.
1969 Motor Boating Oct. 16/1 Gals..get over this low tide in boating affairs by having a big throw-out. Systematically they go through boat clothes, gear, and galley equipment and discard everything that has outlived its usefulness.
2005 Times 17 Sept. (Body & Soul section)18/2 He has even seen mung beans growing between the cracks of the pavement from the throw-outs of Chinese restaurants.
3. In various sporting contexts. An act or instance of throwing the ball out into play or towards the outfield. Also in Cricket: an act or instance of running a batter out by throwing the ball directly at and hitting the wicket.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > fielding > [noun] > return of ball
throw-in1864
throw-out1888
1888 Outing July 359/1 This line showing that the throw-out was turned aside from first base to the other runner.
1889 Chron. (Univ. Michigan) (Extra section) 9 Nov. After Benedict's kick it [sc. the ball] was rushed out of bounds and in the throw-out, was caught by Chessler but foul declared.
1922 Boy's Own Paper 45 313/2 When one remembers that 75 per cent. of line-outs are followed by a scrum, I contend that it would be much better to chance the ‘long throw-out’.
1928 Weekly Disp. 24 June 20/5 That ‘throw-out’ which has to be executed so quickly at cover-point.
1961 Times 22 May 3/3 A fine throw-out from cover.
2015 Sun (Nexis) 21 Mar. (Sport section) 2 I'm good at coming out to claim crosses and set up attacks with a quick throw-out.
4. Bookbinding and Printing. An oversize leaf designed to be folded out from the fore-edge by the reader.
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society > communication > book > leaves or pages of book > [noun] > page > large page folded to fit book
throw-out1953
fold-out1961
gatefold1963
1953 H. Lemaître & A. Thompson Vocabularium Bibliothecarii I. 190/1 Throw out (for maps, illus., etc.).
1966 New Statesman 18 Mar. 393/1 (advt.) Illustrated and with 4 coloured throwout maps.
2013 Design Week (Nexis) 5 June There's work such as..posters with photographer Tom Solo and, for logo fans, a throw-out page packed with the blighters.
B. adj. (attributive).
1. Designating an apparatus or device designed to effect or direct the throwing out or ejecting of something.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [adjective] > ejecting
spewing1578
ejaculatory1655
ejective1657
extrusive1816
throw-out1870
1870 T. M. Mitchell U.S. Patent 103,913 2/2 The throw-out motions of the pistons or plungers must..be of sufficient extent to cause [their] ends..to come flush with the outside ends of their respective mold-boxes, in discharging their contents.
1895 U.S. Patent 548,204 3/2 The throw-out mechanism..comprises rollers 45 and 46, having their peripheries roughened or otherwise adapted to feed the lids out of the machine.
1897 Electr. World 10 Apr. 487/2 All of which calls for tools having ‘throwout pads’ in addition to the cutting parts, so as to automatically push the discs and scrap out of the dies and punches.
1921 Cement, Mill & Quarry 20 Feb. 80/3 They can be separated automatically from the grinding chamber by what is called a throwout attachment.
1978 Proc. 3rd Internat. Congr. (Industrial Minerals) 77/1 The mills may be fitted with throw out devices to reject non-compatible material from the grinding table.
2. Designating a mechanism by which some part of a machine is disconnected, or its action suspended (esp. the mechanism by which the driven and driving plates of a clutch in a motor vehicle are separated), or a device for automatically breaking the circuit in an emergency.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > mechanism > [adjective] > other
overhead1682
step by step1803
belt-tightening1873
throw-out1883
planetary1904
preselective1925
silky1935
servomechanical1946
servoing1959
switched1962
quartz-locked1977
1883 Railroad Gaz. 15 June 381/1 A large punching and shearing machine..is remarkable..also for a new and original throw-out device..which allows the plunger to be held at rest at any point of the stroke.
1900 U.S. Patent 656,282 1/2 The throw-out device operates to break the connection A between the contacts U and F.
1908 U.S. Patent 899,953 2/1 The clutch sleeve..being held retracted in the ordinary manner to keep the clutch out of action by pressure of the foot upon a pedal which is connected in any suitable way with the clutch throw-out collar.
1925 J. Grant Amos's Processes Flour Manuf. (new ed.) xviii. 154 The throw-out lever also operates the feed rolls, stopping them and thus preventing any feed passing unground.
1959 Oregon Hist. Q. 60 62 In the middle of the mudhole the clutch throwout yoke broke as I was changing gears.
1961 Austral. Jrnl. Instrument Technol. 17 19 On the shelf below the tubes is the phase shifting circuit, and panel mounted below that, the fast throw out circuit breakers for overload protection.
1997 A. L. Vandergriff Ginning Cotton vii. 145 The gin breast throw-out mechanism could be actuated..to move the gin breast into ginning position when the cotton reached the hopper, and move it out when the cotton ran out.
2013 W. R. Dempsey 101 Projects Porsche 911, 996 & 997: 1998–2008 xlv. 158/1 Strange noises that change when you push in the clutch pedal can indicate a pilot bearing or throw-out bearing beginning to fail.
Compounds
throw-out line n. now historical and rare a fishing line cast by hand (as opposed to one cast using a rod).
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1891 F. G. Aflalo Sea-Fishing Eng. Coast xi. 98 A rocky coast obviously affords sport only to those in boats, as a throw-out line would soon be cut to pieces.
1894 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 426/2 Catching these little fish by means of what are known locally as ‘throw out’ lines.
1911 D. L. Sharp Fall of Year iii. 21 The kind [of fishing] I like best, is from the edge of a wharf, where my feet dangle over, where my ‘throw-out’ line hums taut over my finger.
2003 Spectator (Hamilton, Ont.) (Nexis) 17 Nov. g15 Back then, even bamboo fishing poles were too expensive to own so you made a throw-out line.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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