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runt - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'runt' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Runt [ a.]
- Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particularly to domestic animals.
- A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier.
- A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously.
- The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant.