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/aʊtˈkænt/ · verb
(transitive, obsolete) To surpass in canting; to use more jargon than..
I paſs o'er all thoſe Confeſſors and Martyrs Who live like S—tt—n, or who die like Charters, Out-cant old Eſdras, or out-drink his Heir, Out-uſure Jews, or Iriſhmen out-ſwear; [...]
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Outcant means (transitive, obsolete) To surpass in canting; to use more jargon than..
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I paſs o'er all thoſe Confeſſors and Martyrs Who live like S—tt—n, or who die like Charters, Out-cant old Eſdras, or out-drink his Heir, Out-uſure Jews, or Iriſhmen out-ſwear; [...]
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