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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of retiring the batsman or the runner in games like base-ball and cricket. Each put-out is credited in the score to the player who retires the man.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Alternative spelling of put out.
  • noun baseball Alternative spelling of put out.

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