2 entries under this word

Outwork

Out-work', v. t.

verbtransitive

(-wûrk'), v. t. [imp. OUTWORKED, or OUTWROUGHT; p. p. OUTWROUGHT; p. pr. & vb. n. OUTWORKING.] To surpass in work or labor.

noun

n. (Fort.) A part of a fortress situated without the principal wall, within or beyond the principal ditch.