ort (plural orts)
(usually, in plural) A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse.
• (fragment): bit, chip; See also piece
• (leftover food): gubbins, leftover, scrap
• (any remainder): remnant, residue; See also remainder
• (a piece of refuse): garbage, rubbish; See also trash
ort (third-person singular simple present orts, present participle orting, simple past and past participle orted)
(transitive, dialectal) To turn away from with disgust; refuse.
• OTR, ROT, RTO, TOR, TRO, Tor, rot, tor
ORT (uncountable)
Initialism of oral rehydration therapy.
• OTR, ROT, RTO, TOR, TRO, Tor, rot, tor
Source: Wiktionary
Ort, n.; pl. Orts. Etym: [Akin to LG. ort, ortels, remnants of food, refuse, OFries. ort, OD. oorete, ooraete; prob. from the same prefix as in E. ordeal + a word akin to eat.]
Definition: A morsel left at a meal; a fragment; refuse; -- commonly used in the plural. Milton. Let him have time a beggar's orts to crave. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
