offcast

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

1. to cast off; shed.
2. to remove from the cast of a production.

Noun

That which is rejected as useless.

Sinònims

discard

discarded

outcast

rejected

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: ofcasten

Cognat amb danès: afkaste

Cognat amb suec: avkasta

Heretat de anglès mitjà: ofcast

In summary

From Middle English ofcasten, equivalent to off- + cast. Cognate with Danish afkaste (“to shed”), Swedish avkasta (“to crop, throw off, yield”).
The noun is possibly derived from Middle English ofcast (“the refuse of plants”).