Meaning & use
Ort
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A small scrap or morsel of food left over after a meal.
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The dog waited patiently under the table for any orts that fell.
Medieval households sometimes gave the orts from the lord's table to the poor.
A note on using this word
A rare, largely archaic word today, but it still appears occasionally in literary or historical writing.
Words with a similar meaning
scrapleftover
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