outgnawn

/aʊtˈnɔːn/
verb
  1. Past participle of outgnaw: having gnawed through something more effectively or faster than someone or something else.
    • By morning, the rabbit had outgnawn the fence enough to escape.
    • The termites had outgnawn the wooden beam, causing it to collapse.
    • The squirrel had outgnawn the other rodents to get to the nut first.
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