ort
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9.9
- noun
- /ɔrt/
- Archaic
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sobras
- Green fodder offered and orts were weighed daily to calculate the daily dry matter intake (DMI); however, concentrate dry matter was determined on a weekly basis.
Examples
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Amounts of feed offered and orts were recorded daily and averaged weekly.
Academic text (2015) -
"Scraps, orts, and fragments!
Academic text (2017) -
Good eff ort.
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[ orts ] oh!
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To estimate total tract nutrient digestion, orts and feces were collected daily during 5 days.
Academic text (2015) -
It seems I began compiling these orts not only because the revelation of gender disguise by Thomas had excited my imagination, but to defend the facts that Teddy had chosen to scorn.
Fiction book (1995) -
The TMR and orts from individual cows were sampled on the last 3 days of each week and analyzed for DM content by drying samples at 50 degrees C for 48 hours in a forced-air oven.
Academic text (2018) -
The diet was fed as a total mixed ration (TMR) 3 times daily (0730, 1330, and 2000 h) to ensure ad libitum intake, allowing for 5% orts, along with free access to water.
Academic text (2018) -
After dinner, we collected the orts from the table before clearing the dishes.
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The dog eagerly scavenged the orts that had fallen to the floor during the meal.
Synonyms
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1.7
A small amount of food remaining after a meal
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2.7
A small amount of leftover food from a meal that is given to animals or thrown away
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9.9
A small slice of meat or other food
Small pieces of food left over after a meal
Food remaining after a meal that you save to eat later
A small piece of food like bread or cheese
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ort is an old word for a small 'scrap' or 'leftover' of food. Think of the tiny bit left on your plate after a meal; that little piece is an ort, which is why the word means a leftover morsel.