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outkeeping

outkeeping is the present participle and gerund of outkeep.

Meaning of outkeep

Verb

outkeep (third-person singular simple present outkeeps, present participle outkeeping, simple past and past participle outkept)

  1. (transitive) To keep or last, without spoiling, longer than.
    • A poorer butter for present use seems sometimes to outkeep a better quality.1876, Illinois State Dairymen's Association, Annual Report, page 35

Questions about outkeeping

What is outkeeping the present participle and gerund of?
Outkeeping is the present participle and gerund of outkeep.

Words near outkeeping in the dictionary

  1. outjutting
  2. outjuttings
  3. outkeep
  4. outkeeper
  5. outkeepers
  6. outkeeping
  7. outkeeps
  8. outken
  9. outkent
  10. outkept
  11. outkick

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