Whort

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Definitions

Noun

1
The whortleberry, or bilberry (fruit).
"he consumed mechanically a number of slices of bread and whort jam."

Pronoun

1
Pronunciation spelling of what. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
"When yer 'asn't gort no work yer doesn't git no pye, And when the cash ain't 'andy, then be keerful whort yer sye,"

Synonyms

bilberry whortleberry

Example

"he consumed mechanically a number of slices of bread and whort jam."

Etymology

Etymology 1

See whortleberry.

Etymology 2

Representing dialectal or nonstandard pronunciation.

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