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A form of ought to — Indicating duty or obligation.

Scrabble 5

Meanings

contraction
  1. abbreviationcolloquialcontractiondialectalContraction of ought to.

    "I orter ha' warned you," said Dan.

    1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous

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MLA

“orter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orter.

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