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单词 cast-by
释义

cast-byn.

Forms: see cast adj.2 and by prep. and adv.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cast adj.2, by adv.
Etymology: < cast adj.2 + by adv.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcast-by.
A person or thing cast aside and neglected.
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the mind > possession > relinquishing > casting or laying aside > [noun] > one who or that which is
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1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 200 Wha could tak interest in sic a cast-bye as I am now.
1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. These ritualists are bringing in all sorts of old things which I thought had been cast-bys ever since Popery was done away with.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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