outcomeling

English

Alternative forms
  • out-comeling

Etymology

From Middle English outcomlyng, equivalent to out- +‎ comeling.

Noun

outcomeling (plural outcomelings)

  1. A stranger; foreigner.[1]
    • 1859, David Hudson M'Nicoll, Handbook for Southport, medical and general:
      It is said that up to a recent period, the privilege of descent from the veritable "old stock" was highly prized and religiously respected, and that "outcomelings" (as strangers or new settlers were once designated) were regarded with compassionate condescension.
    • 1990, Charles Palliser, Quincunx:
      "Who is it?" she enquired. "I dunno. An outcomeling. Said he'd give me a penny."

References
  1. Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. (2004)
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