affcast

Scots

Etymology

Possibly derived from Middle English ofcast (“the refuse of plants”); equivalent to aff- +‎ cast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑfkɑst/

Noun

affcast (plural affcasts)

1. One who is cast off or repudiated; an offcast.

References

• “affcast, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.