Meaning of ord | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. Abbreviation of order.
   abbreviation, alt-of
3. A point.
   UK, dialectal
4. Abbreviation of operationally ready date, the date when a national serviceman finishes his service.
   Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of
5. A city, the county seat of Valley County, Nebraska, United States.
6. Abbreviation of ordinance.
   abbreviation, alt-of
7. A point of origin; a beginning.
   UK, dialectal
8. Two townships in Nebraska, in Antelope County and Valley County.
9. A point of land; a promontory.
   UK, dialectal
10. A civil parish in north Northumberland, England, that includes the settlements of East Ord, Middle Ord, Ord Mains, South Ord and West Ord.
11. The point or edge of a weapon.
    UK, dialectal
12. A hamlet near Tarskavaig, Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG6113). From Scottish Gaelic An t-Òrd.
13. A settlement next to Invergordon, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7170).
14. A river in Western Australia.

Examples

“"[...] But such is life — hard upon hard from ord to end; and if I had not been made of the best of neat-leather, the longer in water the tougher, I would have melted away with my tears long ago!"”

“[...] Tell me wholly as it was From ord to end how it did pass When first your father was of me ware.”

“When a man came from Sutherland into Caithness over the Ord [of Caithness, in the southern tip of the county], he was called an ord-louper .”

“Saul drew his sword, And ran even upon the ord. — Cursor Mundi.”

“And touched him with the spear's ord. — Romance of Sir Otuel.”

“Hadubraht, the son of Hiltibrant, said, "Gladly gifts should be received; ord (spear's point) against ord.”

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