"castoff" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: Deverbal from cast off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|cast off}} Deverbal from cast off Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} castoff (not comparable)
  1. discarded, rejected. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-castoff-en-adj-9tcm8F6F Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 64 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cast-off

Noun [English]

Forms: castoffs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from cast off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|cast off}} Deverbal from cast off Head templates: {{en-noun}} castoff (plural castoffs)
  1. Something that has been rejected or discarded; a reject.
    Sense id: en-castoff-en-noun-M6~KSELB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cast-off

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