whort
whort noun: the whortleberry, or bilberry (fruit). Also the pronunciation spelling of what.
Noun
whort (plural whorts)
- The whortleberry, or bilberry (fruit).
- he consumed mechanically a number of slices of bread and whort jam.1899, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, Love and Mr. Lewisham: The Story of a Very Young Couple, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, →OCLC
- Through weeds and thorns, and matted underwood
I force my way; now climb, and now descend
O'er rocks, or bare or mossy, with wild foot
Crushing the purple whorts[…]1793–1817 (date written), S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “The Picture”, in Sibylline Leaves: A Collection of Poems, London: Rest Fenner, […], published 1817, →OCLC
Also used as
whort is also the pronunciation spelling of what.
Forms of whort
| plural | whorts |
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Origin of whort
See whortleberry.
Representing dialectal or nonstandard pronunciation.
Questions about whort
- What does whort mean?
- Whort means the whortleberry, or bilberry (fruit).
- What part of speech is whort?
- Whort is a noun.
- What is the plural of whort?
- The plural of whort is whorts.
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