offcast

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

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

Noun

That which is rejected as useless.

Synonymes

discard

discarded

outcast

rejected

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: ofcasten

Appartenant à danois: afkaste

Appartenant à suédois: avkasta

Hérité de moyen anglais: 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”).