Synonyms for runt
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ruhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : rʌnt |
Définition of runt
Origin :- c.1500, "old or decayed tree stump," of unknown origin. Meaning extended to "small ox or cow" (1540s) and by 1610s generally to undersized animals and people. Specific American English sense of "smallest of a litter" (especially of pigs) is attested from 1841. Some see a connection to Middle Dutch runt "ox," but OED thinks this unlikely, and pronounces the word "of obscure origin." Related: Runty (1807).
- noun very small person
- He had been right in his conjecture, Slim was “the runt of something good.”
- Extract from : « The Man from the Bitter Roots » by Caroline Lockhart
- Who'd have thought that the runt was the smartest of the family?
- Extract from : « The Tale of Grunty Pig » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- And if he objected—as he usually did—they were sure to laugh and call him "Runt."
- Extract from : « The Tale of Grunty Pig » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- A runt from under the Mormon ditch; we raise bigger on our land.
- Extract from : « The Lady Doc » by Caroline Lockhart
- Men with hearts in them; and Rosy, let me tell you, is no runt in that litter.
- Extract from : « Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals » by William H. Armstrong
- "Two touchdowns and a goal have happened," said Runt Woods gloomily.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts Book of Stories » by Various
- "It's lucky that runt of a Reynolds held his tongue," he said hotly.
- Extract from : « Stover at Yale » by Owen Johnson
- Finally, the type specimen of munda is a "runt," smaller than any other male seen.
- Extract from : « American Weasels » by E. Raymond Hall
- Watch that, runt, or I'll get off and put my foot in your mouth and pull you on like a boot!
- Extract from : « The Draw » by Jerome Bixby
- Runt, an old cow past breeding; opprobriously, an old woman.
- Extract from : « Weir of Hermiston » by Robert Louis Stevenson
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