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washout
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Washout \Wash"out`\, n.
1. The washing out or away of earth, etc., especially of a
portion of the bed of a road or railroad by a fall of rain
or a freshet; also, a place, especially in the bed of a
road or railroad, where the earth has been washed away.
[1913 Webster]
2. a complete failure; -- of an enterprise.
[PJC]
3. a person who has failed a course of study or training,
leaving the program before its completion.
[PJC]
