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Meaning of outcant | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
/aʊtˈkænt/

Definitions

To surpass in canting; to use more jargon than.

obsolete, transitive

Examples

“I paſs o'er all thoſe Confeſſors and Martyrs Who live like S—tt—n, or who die like Charters, Out-cant old Eſdras, or out-drink his Heir, Out-uſure Jews, or Iriſhmen out-ſwear; [...]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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