bortz

Variant of bort

bort definition

bort (bôrt)

noun

a flawed diamond used only for industrial purposes, esp. in crushed form for grinding and polishing
sometimes called bortz (bôrts)

Etymology: prob. via Du boort < OFr bourt, bastard < L burdus, hinny

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