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late 15c., "one who is rejected," from the verbal phrase (c. 1300, literal and figurative), from cast (v.) + away (adv.). Specific sense "one adrift at sea" is from 1799. The adjec [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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CastawayGr. adokimos, ( 1 Corinthians 9:27 ), one regarded as unworthy (RSV, "rejected"); elsewhere rendered "reprobate" ( 2 Timothy 3:8 , etc.); "rejected" ( Hebrews 6:8 [..]
Source: biblestudytools.com

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Gr. adokimos, (1 Cor. 9:27), one regarded as unworthy (R.V., "rejected"); elsewhere rendered "reprobate" (2 Tim. 3:8, etc.); "rejected" (Heb. 6:8, etc.).
Source: biblegateway.com

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(n) a person who is rejected (from society or home)(n) a shipwrecked person
Source: beedictionary.com

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A shipwrecked sailor as compared with one who has been marooned or deliberately put ashore.
Source: brethrencoast.com

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 A shipwrecked or marooned sailor or, in some cases, a sailor put ashore as punishment. To cast away was to commit a deliberate act to cause a ship to sink, to be lost or to make it necessary to aband [..]
Source: see-the-sea.org

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A shipwrecked sailor as compared with one who has been marooned or deliberately put ashore.
Source: caribbean-pirates.com

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a crew member or passenger of a vessel that survives its sinking and is left adrift or stranded
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A shipwrecked sailor as compared with one who has been marooned or deliberately put ashore.
Source: marinewaypoints.com

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castaway


, sb. an old, worn-out horse.
Source: ulsterscotsacademy.com





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