offcome

Definitions

noun That which comes off or the act or process of coming off; emission.
noun The way any thing or business turns out; the way a person comes off from an encounter or enterprise; result; outcome; reception.
noun UK, dialectal An apology; excuse.
noun UK, dialectal An escape or evasion by subterfuge or pretext; a way of avoiding or getting out of a difficult or uncomfortable situation.

From off- +‎ come.

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Guide the fire weel, and it will serve ye for a’ that ye suld have and have not; and, in some sort, a gude excuse is better than the things themselves; for they maun crack and wear out, and be consumed by time, whereas a gude offcome, prudently and creditably handled, may serve a nobleman and his family,

The Bride of Lammermoor 2008
Guide the fire weel, and it will serve ye for a 'that ye suld have and have not; and, in some sort, a gude excuse is better than the things themselves; for they maun crack and wear out, and be consumed by time, whereas a gude offcome, prudently and creditably handled, may serve a nobleman and his family, Lord kens how lang! "

The Bride of Lammermoor Walter Scott 1801