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runt

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1. runt - Noun

2. runt - Adjective

Meaning

Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particularly to domestic animals.

A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier.

A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously.

The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I was a little, skinny, runt kid, and I decided that bowling was what I was going to do in life. Don Johnson

As my mum still candidly says, I was the runt of the litter. Nick Moran

I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter. Rose Byrne

Numbin' the runt of reputation they call rat frame, Top-E as a tourniquet, A low tune whistles across his grave, Forever the slave of his Six Strings. Nick Cave

It's not bad enough I am exiled? It's not bad enough you take away the few good heroes I'm allowed to meet? You think it's funny to send me this this ― this charbroiled runt of a boy to ruin my tranquility? This is NOT FUNNY! Take him back! Rick Riordan

The crow says the ugliest runt is his own. Corsican Proverb

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