offcast

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

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

Noun

That which is rejected as useless.

Synoniemen

discard

discarded

outcast

rejected

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: ofcasten

Verwant aan Deens: afkaste

Verwant aan Zweeds: avkasta

Overgenomen van Middelengels: 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”).