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ord

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An archaic or dialectal word for a point, tip, or edge — such as the point of a weapon or a point of land.
"The old text describes the "ord" of a spear glinting in the sun."

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In plain EnglishAn old word for a sharp point or tip, rarely used today outside historical or dialect writing.

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ords plural

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Etymology

From Old English ord, meaning "point, spear-tip, or beginning" — related to the word "odd."

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