mort

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[ mawrt ]
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noun
  1. Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.

  2. Obsolete. death.

Origin of mort

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First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, Old French, from Latin mort- (stem of mors ) “death”

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Other definitions for mort (2 of 4)

mort2
[ mawrt ]

noun
  1. a three-year-old salmon.

Origin of mort

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First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain

Other definitions for mort (3 of 4)

mort3
[ mawrt ]

nounBritish Dialect.

Origin of mort

3
First recorded in 1600–10; origin uncertain

Other definitions for Mort (4 of 4)

Mort
[ mawrt ]

noun
  1. a male given name, form of Mortimer or Morton.

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British Dictionary definitions for mort (1 of 2)

mort1

/ (mɔːt) /


noun
  1. a call blown on a hunting horn to signify the death of the animal hunted

Origin of mort

1
C16: via Old French from Latin mors death

British Dictionary definitions for mort (2 of 2)

mort2

/ (mɔːt) /


noun
  1. a great deal; a great many

Origin of mort

2
possibly a shortened form of mortal used as an intensifier

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