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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1884
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¶OUTLIST, v. To outlast, to persist longer in some action.Gall. 1884 D. McWhirter Musings 25:
She had a grudge hersel' tae feed. . . . Wha dined wi' her an' did outlist her She pronounced them, there and then, a waster.
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