bort
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bort
1615–25; apparently metathetic variant of *brot ( Old English gebrot fragment); akin to Middle English brotel brittle, Old Norse brot fragment
Example Sentences
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“When my father said daay bort, pronouncing the word ‘deport’ by breaking it into syllables that creaked like a door opening and shutting,” she writes, “I felt its decree.”
From New York Times ● May 14, 2023
It is tempting to wonder whether some curious misprints – "luther" for either; "bort" for both – constitute a sly joke about our own language-processing abilities.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2010
"And bort this banjer, put on your best noo trousers and come right on 'ere?"
From Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
This bort is crushed in steel mortars to form diamond powder, which is largely used in lapidaries’ work.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
A bit of diamond bort, or even a clear though off-colour stone, may be employed.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
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