weed-outn.

Brit.

/ˈwiːdaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈwidˌaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to weed out at weed v. Phrasal verbs.

Etymology: < to weed out at weed v. Phrasal verbs. Compare earlier weeding out n.

1. That which has been weeded out (in various senses of to weed out at weed v. Phrasal verbs).In early use chiefly with reference to horses; cf. weed n.¹ 9b.

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1867 Essex Standard 14 Aug. Stale hunters and ‘weed outs’ from hunting studs.

1896 Baily's Mag. June 431/2 He was sent to Tattersall's to be sold, with various other ‘weed-outs’ from his owner's stable.

1905 Rep. Tariff Comm. II. iii. 2411 In America most of what we call successful drummers are Britishers, and some of our weed-outs too.

1966 Studio Internat. Nov. 237/1 With very few exceptions..the paintings which had reached a wider public were ‘weed-outs’ from these collections.

2006 D. Aslett Weekend Makeover iv. 72 By late Saturday night, the mess should be reduced, and all of your weed-outs either in the trash or neatly stacked in a single area.

2. An act or instance of weeding out someone or something (in various senses of to weed out at weed v. Phrasal verbs).In early use chiefly with reference to horses; cf. weed n.¹ 9b.

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the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [noun] > clearing or sweeping away > riddance > of selected undesirable things or persons

weeding out1558

weeder out1559

weeding1589

weed-out1873

1873 Sporting Gaz. 27 Sept. 669/1 The annual ‘weed out’ of the Fyfield stable.

1891 Daily News 19 Oct. 3/8 Four of the best yearlings and three of the best two-year-olds were bought in, and thus the sale was very much reduced in importance, being little more than a weed out.

1922 Internat. Brotherhood of Blacksmiths Monthly Jrnl. Sept. 24/2 There is no union in the Baldwin Locomotive works, since the strike there in 1907, and that was only a weed out.

1975 J. McPhee Survival Bark Canoe 24 In the yard in Greenville, we had a general weed-out of equipment.

2013 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 2 June 21 Annual weeds are always going to be with you, but if you never let them flower, they become manageable: a 10-minute frequent ‘weed-out’ is more effective than a ‘slog-out’ every three weeks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weed-out
释义	weed-outn. Brit. /ˈwiːdaʊt/, U.S. /ˈwidˌaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to weed out at weed v. Phrasal verbs. Etymology: < to weed out at weed v. Phrasal verbs. Compare earlier weeding out n. 1. That which has been weeded out (in various senses of to weed out at weed v. Phrasal verbs).In early use chiefly with reference to horses; cf. weed n.¹ 9b. ΚΠ 1867 Essex Standard 14 Aug. Stale hunters and ‘weed outs’ from hunting studs. 1896 Baily's Mag. June 431/2 He was sent to Tattersall's to be sold, with various other ‘weed-outs’ from his owner's stable. 1905 Rep. Tariff Comm. II. iii. 2411 In America most of what we call successful drummers are Britishers, and some of our weed-outs too. 1966 Studio Internat. Nov. 237/1 With very few exceptions..the paintings which had reached a wider public were ‘weed-outs’ from these collections. 2006 D. Aslett Weekend Makeover iv. 72 By late Saturday night, the mess should be reduced, and all of your weed-outs either in the trash or neatly stacked in a single area. 2. An act or instance of weeding out someone or something (in various senses of to weed out at weed v. Phrasal verbs).In early use chiefly with reference to horses; cf. weed n.¹ 9b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [noun] > clearing or sweeping away > riddance > of selected undesirable things or persons weeding out1558 weeder out1559 weeding1589 weed-out1873 1873 Sporting Gaz. 27 Sept. 669/1 The annual ‘weed out’ of the Fyfield stable. 1891 Daily News 19 Oct. 3/8 Four of the best yearlings and three of the best two-year-olds were bought in, and thus the sale was very much reduced in importance, being little more than a weed out. 1922 Internat. Brotherhood of Blacksmiths Monthly Jrnl. Sept. 24/2 There is no union in the Baldwin Locomotive works, since the strike there in 1907, and that was only a weed out. 1975 J. McPhee Survival Bark Canoe 24 In the yard in Greenville, we had a general weed-out of equipment. 2013 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 2 June 21 Annual weeds are always going to be with you, but if you never let them flower, they become manageable: a 10-minute frequent ‘weed-out’ is more effective than a ‘slog-out’ every three weeks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1867
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