outshop

verb

Etymology

From out- + shop.

  1. inherited from *skub-
  2. inherited from *skupp-
  3. inherited from sċoppa — “shed; booth; stall; shop
  4. inherited from shoppe
  5. prefixed as outshop — “out + shop

Definitions

  1. To send a railway vehicle out from a workshop or factory after construction or overhaul.

    • Just over 50 years ago, in September, 1910, Eastleigh locomotive works outshopped their first newly constructed locomotive, Class S14 0-4-0 motor tank No. 101.
  2. To purchase goods outside of one's local area.

    • Wayland, Simpson and Kemmerer's research (2000) suggested that a majority of students outshopped through the Internet and/or catalog while at school […]
  3. To surpass in shopping

    To surpass in shopping; to shop more or better than.

    • Speaking of the mall, I'm here to tell you that no one on the planet can outshop Mrs. Jane Presley.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for outshop. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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