| Litter (litter) |
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| n. | (l***ibreve]t"t r) |
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| Lit"ter |
| [F.
litière, LL. lectaria, fr. L. lectus
couch, bed. See Lie to be prostrated, and cf.
Coverlet.] |
A bed or stretcher so
arranged that a person, esp. a sick or wounded person, may be easily
carried in or upon it.
Straw, hay, etc., scattered on a floor, as
bedding for animals to rest on; also, a covering of straw for
plants.
Things lying scattered about in a manner
indicating slovenliness; scattered rubbish.
Disorder or untidiness resulting from
scattered rubbish, or from thongs lying about uncared for; as, a room
in a state of litter.
The young brought forth at one time, by a
sow or other multiparous animal, taken collectively. Also
Fig.
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| Litter (litter) |
|---|
| v. t. | |
|---|
| Lit"ter |
|
To supply with litter, as
cattle] to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall.
To put into a confused or disordered
condition; to strew with scattered articles; as, to litter a
room.
To give birth to; to bear; -- said of
brutes, esp. those which produce more than one at a birth, and also
of human beings, in abhorrence or contempt.
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| Litter (litter) |
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| v. i. | (l***ibreve]t"tr) |
|---|
| Lit"ter |
|
To be supplied with litter as bedding; to
sleep or make one's bed in litter.
To produce a litter.
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