ort

[ awrt ]

noun

1. Usually orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ort¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; probably from Old English orǣt (unattested) “leftover fodder or food,” cognate with Low German ort, early Dutch oorete; compare Old English or- “out, out of, completely” (in compounds), ǣt “food” ( eat )

Example Sentences

They run ort as tho Satun hisself was arter them with a red hot ten pronged pitchfork.

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I don't run no 'dollar you got, dollar you didn't get, an' dollar you ort to got' outfit.

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Never fear is merely a translation of the equally common Irish phrase, n b heagal ort.

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I'd ort to took mo' pains myself, but I wasn't so pa'ticlah about gettin' back—then.

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I ain't acquainted through heah, but I reckon nine oah ten days had ort to put us into Eagle if the snow holds.

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