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- abbreviationcolloquialcontractiondialectalContraction of ought to.
"I orter ha' warned you," said Dan.
1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous
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orter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orter
“orter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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