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Definition of Outbuild
1. v. t. To exceed in building, or in durability of building.
Definition of Outbuild
1. Verb. (transitive) To build more or better than. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outbuild
1. to surpass in building [v -BUILT, -BUILDING, -BUILDS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outbuild
Literary usage of Outbuild
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Twentieth Century by Caroline Farrar Ware (1908)
"... of the evident drift and the officially declared aim of Germany's naval policy,
to allow Germany to outbuild this country in first-class battleships ? ..."
2. Prideaux's Precedents in Conveyancing: With Dissertations on Its Law and by Frederick Prideaux, John Whitcombe (1889)
"ALL THAT messuage or dwelling-house with the outbuild- . 2-. ings, yard, and
garden thereto belonging, commonly called suburb. cottage, situate in lane, ..."
3. Selected Articles on National Defense by Julia Emily Johnsen (1920)
"Then, why should we at the present time, even without being a member of the League
of Nations, embark upon a program to outbuild Great Britain when ..."
4. Octavian's Campsite Memorial for the Actian War by William Michael Murray (1989)
"Antony apparently tried to outbuild Octavian when he prepared his own fleet.
The composition of Octavian's Sicilian fleet had ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1892)
"... probably like that of Scotch and English. The proclamation shows it had been
a favourite May-game in Edinburgh, iv. 106. outbuild, a strong ..."
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