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.