sport one's oak
verb
Roget 893:
be secluded,
live secluded
etc.
adj.;
keep aloof,
stand,
hold oneself aloof,
keep in the background,
stand in the background;
keep snug;
shut oneself up;
deny oneself,
seclude oneself creep into a corner,
rusticate,
aller planter ses choux [Fr.];
retire,
retire from the world;
take the veil;
abandon
etc.
624;
sport one's oak [Slang].
cut,
cut dead;
refuse to associate with,
refuse to acknowledge;
look cool upon,
turn one's back upon,
shut the door upon;
repel,
blackball,
excommunicate,
exclude,
exile,
expatriate;
banish,
outlaw,
maroon,
ostracize,
proscribe,
cut off from,
send to Coventry,
keep at arm's length,
draw a cordon round.
depopulate;
dispeople†,
unpeople†.
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