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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLORT, v. “To snort; applied to a horse” (Fif. 1825 Jam.2).Fif. 1825 MS. poem quoted in Jam.2:
He arendit, an' stendit, — He blortit, an' startit.

[Prob. a variant of Blirt, v.2, Eng. blurt, onomatopœic in origin, imitative of the noise of fluid or breath emitted from the mouth, and then the action itself or the result of it. The E.D.D. gives blort for Yks., Der., Not. = to bellow, snort, talk nonsense, also used as a n.]

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