Definition of cast-off
(Entry 1 of 2)
: thrown away or aside
cast off
verb
cast off; casting off; casts off
Definition of cast off (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: loose
cast off a hunting dog
2
: unfasten
cast off a boat
3
: to remove (a stitch) from a knitting needle in such a way as to prevent unraveling
1
: to unfasten or untie a boat or a line
2
: to turn one's partner in a square dance and pass around the outside of the set and back
3
: to finish a knitted fabric by casting off all stitches
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The first known use of cast-off was in 1575
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