tord

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan tord (also spelled tort), from Latin turdus (thrush), from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos. Compare Occitan tord (and tordre), Spanish tordo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tord m (plural tords)

  1. thrush
  2. wrasse

Derived terms

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Adjective

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tord (feminine torda, masculine plural tords, feminine plural tordes)

  1. dapple (of horses, having a coat of mixed black and grey)
    Synonym: liart

Further reading

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Verb

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tord

  1. third-person singular present indicative of tordre

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English tord, from Proto-Germanic *turdą.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔrd/, /ˈturd/, /ˈtoːrd/

Noun

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tord (plural tordes)

  1. Feces or fecal matter; a turd.
  2. Animal feces used as fertiliser; manure or sharn.
  3. Feces used in pharmaceuticals or medicinal creations.
  4. Something of little value or meaning.
  5. (derogatory) An insult or abusive term
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Descendants

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  • English: turd
  • Scots: tuird

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Participle

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tord (neuter singular tort, definite singular and plural torde)

  1. (non-standard since 2012) past participle of tora and tore

Anagrams

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *turdą.

Noun

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tord n

  1. turd

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  • A Concise Anglos-Saxon Dictionary, J. R. Clark Hall, 1894, 4th Ed (1960)