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Definition of: runt
(runt) noun
1. An unusually small, weak, or stunted animal; also, the smallest and weakest of a litter.
2. A dwarf.
3. Scot. An old ox or cow; a withered old man or hag.
4. Scot. & Brit. Dial. A stump of a tree or shrub; also, the stem or stalk of a plant. [Origin uncertain]
—runt′i·ness noun
—runt′y adjective
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