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ort.

A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɔːt/Received-Pronunciation/oɹt/General-American/ɔːɹt//ɔːt/

  1. A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse.

    plural-normally

  2. A small coin, formerly used in central Europe.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Middle English orte, from Old English *oreta (“that which is left after eating”, literally “out-eat”); for more, see Old English or-, English eat. Cognate with Middle Low German orte (“refuse of food”), Middle Dutch ooraete, ooreete, Low German ort (“ort”), Middle High German urez, German Uräß and also German Ort (“quarter (of a thaler, etc)”). As the term for a coin, probably borrowed from the central European languages which used it: German Ort (“quarter (of a thaler)”), Polish ort (“coin”), etc.

verb/ɔːt/Received-Pronunciation/oɹt/General-American/ɔːɹt//ɔːt/

  1. To turn away from with disgust; refuse.

    dialectal · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English orte, from Old English *oreta (“that which is left after eating”, literally “out-eat”); for more, see Old English or-, English eat. Cognate with Middle Low German orte (“refuse of food”), Middle Dutch ooraete, ooreete, Low German ort (“ort”), Middle High German urez, German Uräß and also German Ort (“quarter (of a thaler, etc)”). As the term for a coin, probably borrowed from the central European languages which used it: German Ort (“quarter (of a thaler)”), Polish ort (“coin”), etc.

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