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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Outing  \Out"ing\,  n. 
  1.  The  act  of  going  out  an  airing;  an  excursion;  as  a 
  summer  outing. 
 
  2.  A  feast  given  by  an  apprentice  when  he  is  out  of  his  time. 
  [Prov.  Eng.]  --Halliwell. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  outing 
  n  1:  a  journey  taken  for  pleasure;  "many  summer  excursions  to  the 
  shore";  "it  was  merely  a  pleasure  trip";  "after  cautious 
  sashays  into  the  field"  [syn:  {excursion},  {jaunt},  {junket}, 
  {pleasure  trip},  {expedition},  {sashay}] 
  2:  a  day  devoted  to  an  outdoor  social  gathering  [syn:  {field 
  day},  {picnic}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Outing,  MN 
  Zip  code(s):  56662




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