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outen

American  
[out-n] / ˈaʊt n /

verb (used with object)

Eastern North Midland and South Atlantic States.

  1. to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).

Etymology

Origin of outen

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; out + -en 1

Example Sentences

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Everybody got lead their own selves outen the wilderness .

From Time Magazine Archive

“Whyn’t we sell him back and buy outen this army.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

“Aint done nothin to her. You all git on outen here.”

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

“Git on outen my kitchen. Hush,” she says to Luster.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Then: “And you sent that girl away, didn’t you? With the money outen that box?”

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

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