die out v phr chiefly sAppalachians Cf die off v phr
Of an individual person or animal: to die.
1859 Godey’s Lady’s Book 58.153, He was taught hymns before he could speak plainly; and then, without any imaginable cause, he died out suddenly, and his unthinking parents kindly publish their very successful treatment to the world. 1913 DN 4.58 ceTN, Die out. . . To die: noted at Elkmont. “My old woman died out last Monday.” 1924 Country Gentleman 22 Nov 7/1, “She was an awfully fine sow,” said the hill-billy farmer. . . “She got along fine for a day or two and I thought she was going to get well, but the second day she died out on me.” 1937 Hall Coll. ceTN, Old Bill Oliver, he died out. 1938 in 1974 Amer. Slave 13.1.31 neGA [Black], Not long atter all ten of our chillun was borned, George died out and left me wid dem five boys and five gals. 1975 Chalmers Better 25 Smoky Mts, Lord Ha’ mercy, Miss Marjorie, I thought you had died out. 1978 in 2003 (acc) KY Univ. Oral Hist. Program Frontier Nursing Serv. Oral Hist. Project 27 (Internet) eKY, And there’s been a change made ever since Mary Breckinridge died out, too.