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1 story matching outwit
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:outfit, out, outward, outworn, outa, outhwait
- The Irishman Who Refused to Be Fired
When a grocery clerk was handed his walking papers, he used the fine print on the envelope to outwit his boss.