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RUNTS
Noun
runts
plural of runt
Anagrams
• nurst, turns
Source: Wiktionary
RUNT
Runt n. [Written also rant.] Etym: [Scot. runt an old cow. rund a bullock, an ox or Rother, a.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particulary to domestic animals.
2. (Zoöl.)
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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