ort Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ort noun

Etymology

Akin to LG. ort, ortels, remnants of food, refuse, OFries. ort, OD. oorete, ooraete; prob. from the same prefix as in E. ordeal + a word akin to eat.

Wordforms

plural Orts

Definitions

1. A morsel left at a meal; a fragment; refuse; -- commonly used in the plural. Milton.

   Let him have time a beggar's orts to crave. Shak.