Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Outing \Out"ing\, n.
   1. The act of going out; an airing; an excursion; as, a
      summer outing.

   2. A feast given by an apprentice when he is out of his time.
      [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Source : WordNet®

outing
     n 1: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the
          shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious
          sashays into the field" [syn: {excursion}, {jaunt}, {junket},
           {pleasure trip}, {expedition}, {sashay}]
     2: a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering [syn: {field
        day}, {picnic}]