outcomeling

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outcomeling

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From Middle English outcomlyng. By surface analysis, out- + comeling.

noun outcomelings · out-comeling

  1. A stranger; foreigner. It is said that up to a recent period, the privilege of descent from the veritable "old stock" was highly prized and religiously respected, and that "outcomelings" (as strangers or new settlers were once designated) were regarded with compassionate condescension.

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