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Runt

Runt Meaning & Definition
Runt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Runt?

[n] disparaging terms for small people

Synonyms | Synonyms for Runt: half-pint | peewee | shrimp

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See Also | small person

Runt In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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