Meanings
bort1
nounbort (countable and uncountable, plural borts)
plural borts · alternative boart · alternative boort
- countableuncountableThe shards or fragments removed from diamonds during cutting, used for industrial purposes such as abrasives in cutting, drilling or grinding tools; a poorly crystallized diamond.
1931, Business Week, Issues 82-94, page 25, Bits that would require 4 to 16 carbonadoes are now set with 40 to 80 borts.
Bort2
Origin
- Yiddishבאָרד“beard”
- EnglishBort
Borrowed from Yiddish באָרד (bord, “beard”), nickname of a man with a remarkable beard.
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Rhymes with bort
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Chicago
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