outstart

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Determined to be 'single in the head of all,' he pushed between the Nonparilla and Rainbow, and 'thrust himself athwart the channel, so as I was sure none should outstart me again for that day.'

From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)

"The Arctics hawk-up their haunted heart, and raucous, spue; and north-winds, wawling calls, outstart, to droop anew; the clouds like scouts updart, depart, and truceless do, and droop anew."

From The Lord of the Sea by Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps)

At the outstart you must admit to yourself that to see every release of every company is impossible, and even if it were possible it would be unnecessary.

From Writing the Photoplay by Esenwein, J. Berg (Joseph Berg)

The voice at the outstart must be trained lightly and carefully.

From Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by Cooke, James Francis

So I judged they had our gang in a pretty tight place right at the outstart.

From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade by Twain, Mark