runt /ˈrʌnt/
小牛,小家畜,小鬼,家鴿之一種
Runt n. [Written also rant.]
1. Zool. Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particularly to domestic animals.
2. Zool. 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.]
Neither young poles nor old runts are durable. --Holland.
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runt
n : disparaging terms for small people [syn: shrimp, peewee,
half-pint]