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offlead

verb

Etymology

From off- + lead.

  1. derived from *leyt-✻ — “to leave, die”
  2. derived from *līþaną✻ — “to go”
  3. inherited from *laidijaną✻ — “to cause one to go, lead”
  4. inherited from *laidijan✻
  5. inherited from lǣdan — “to lead”
  6. inherited from leden
  7. prefixed as offlead — “off + lead”

Definitions

  1. To lead off or away.

    • In Jan., 1963, the m/v Diversity, inbound from a drill rig after attempting to offlead drill mud, capsized in heavy weather.
    • Sevenoaks adds: "In just one month, we've been approached by 50 dealers anxious to offlead their prerecorded videocassettes," […]

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