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outgnaw

verb

Etymology

From out- + gnaw.

  1. derived from *gʰnēgʰ-✻ — “to gnaw, scratch”
  2. inherited from *gnaganą✻ — “to gnaw”
  3. inherited from *gnagan✻
  4. inherited from gnagan
  5. inherited from gnawen
  6. prefixed as outgnaw — “out + gnaw”

Definitions

  1. To gnaw more or better than

    To gnaw more or better than; to surpass in gnawing.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA