affcast
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Scots[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly derived from Middle English ofcast (“the refuse of plants”); equivalent to aff- + cast.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
affcast (plural affcasts)
- One who is cast off or repudiated; an offcast.
References[edit]
- “affcast, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.