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 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]