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whort

  [hwurt, wurt]
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–noun
the whortleberry.
Also, whor⋅tle  [hwur-tl, wur-] , wort.

Origin:
1570–80; dial. var. of ME hurte, OE horte whortleberry
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whort   (hwûrt, wûrt)   
n.  The whortleberry or its fruit.

[Variant of dialectal hurt.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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