dort verb- sulk
- (of a bird) shun its nest after its eggs have been touched ☞ “The eggs are cowld, I doot she’s dorted” “Also used of a ewe which forsakes its lambs or of a dog which is fussy about its food”
- tae be in the dorts to sulk
- dorty adjective
- (of a plant or vegetable) slow in growing
- (of a person) sulky
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