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runt |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Runt \Runt\, n. [Written also {rant}.] [Scot. runt an old cow, an old withered woman, a hardened stem or stalk, the trunk of a tree; cf D. rund a bullock, an ox or cow, G. rind. Cf {Rother}, a.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any animal which is unusually small as compared with others of its kind -- applied particularly to domestic animals. 2. (Zo["o]l.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: runt n : disparaging terms for small people [syn: {shrimp}, {peewee}, {half-pint}]
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