Definition of "castoff" [castoff]

• One that has been discarded. (noun)
• Printing A calculation of the amount of space a manuscript will occupy when set into type. (noun)
• Discarded; rejected. (adjective)

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• "Using what he describes as castoff materials he has salvaged over time, Gregory -- a specialist in the tuning and repair of organs -- put together an impressive instrument incorporating drums, cymbals, snare and bass drums, trumpets, xylophone and other instruments which drew an immediate large crowd whenever he started it up."
• ""That's the beauty of the swap," says Brownstein, 59, a paralegal, as a dozen women, some with plastic glasses of wine in one hand and reusable Trader Joe's bags on their shoulders, rummage through each other's sweaters, bags, shoes and coats: One woman's castoff is another woman's catch."
• "Sleeper: Toronto center Travis Green has become highly valuable as a faceoff man and Carolina defenseman Aaron Ward, a Detroit castoff, is crucial to Carolina's team."