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RUNT
runt, shrimp, peewee, half-pint
(noun) disparaging terms for small people
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
runt (plural runts)
The smallest animal of a litter.
(by extension) The smallest child in the family.
Undersized or stunted plant, animal or person.
Synonym: dwarf
(networking) An Ethernet packet that does not meet the medium's minimum packet size of 64 bytes.
(typography) A single word (or portion of a hyphenated word) that appears as the last line of a paragraph.
A breed of pigeon related to the carrier pigeon.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A hardened stem or stalk of a plant.
• Neither young poles nor old runts are durable. — Holland.
A bow.
Anagrams
• turn
Source: Wiktionary
Runt n. [Written also rant.] Etym: [Scot. runt an old cow. rund a bullock, an ox or Rother, a.]
1. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particulary to domestic animals.
2. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier.
3. A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously. Before I buy a bargain of such runts, I'll buy a college for bears, and live among 'em. Beau. & Fl.
4. The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Neither young poles nor old runts are durable. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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