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