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Etymology edit

From Middle English umcasten, umbecasten, equivalent to um- +‎ cast.

Verb edit

umcast (third-person singular simple present umcasts, present participle umcasting, simple past and past participle umcast)

  1. (UK dialectal) To bind or wrap around.
    to umcast a splice = to fasten it by a wrapping of cord

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