outkeep
English
Etymology
Verb
outkeep (third-person singular simple present outkeeps, present participle outkeeping, simple past and past participle outkept)
- (transitive) To keep or last, without spoiling, longer than.
- 1876, Illinois State Dairymen's Association, Annual Report (page 35)
- A poorer butter for present use seems sometimes to outkeep a better quality.
- 1900, Report of the Maryland State Horticultural Society
- […] 'Carlough' is the best variety [of apple], far outkeeping Green Sweet and Paradise.
- 1876, Illinois State Dairymen's Association, Annual Report (page 35)