You are reading a single comment by @Wicksie and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@Wicksie
bort [bawrt] Show IPA
–noun
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, esp. for industrial use as an abrasive.
Also, boart, bortz [bawrts] Show IPA.
Compare ballas, carbonado2.
Origin:
1615–25; appar. metathetic var. of *brot (OE gebrot fragment); akin to ME brotel brittle, ON brot fragment
—Related forms
borty, adjective