outswear

American

[out-swair] / ˌaʊtˈswɛər /

verb (used with object)

outswore, outsware, outsworn, outswearing

to outdo in swearing.

Etymology

Origin of outswear

First recorded in 1580–90; out- + swear

Example Sentences

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Candidates hoping to outswear Mr. Trump are almost certainly overmatched.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2015

We shall have old swearing That they did give the rings away to men; But we'll outface them, and outswear them too.

From The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare, William

I will outswear you, my lady; and I shall be believed.

From A Group of Noble Dames by Hardy, Thomas

There are golden hearts in gutters, though their owners lack the fat, And we'll back a teamster's offspring to outswear a city brat.

From In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses by Lawson, Henry

She would outswear the young lad and then tease him because he could not find words to equal hers.

From Mistress Penwick by Payne, Dutton

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