Meaning

noun the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

noun rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

noun conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der. Latin lectus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin -āria Late Latin lectuāria Old French litiere Anglo-Norman literebor. Middle English litere English litter Inherited from Middle English litere, borrowed from Anglo-Norman litere, from Old French litiere (“bedding; bed of loose straw; litter”), from…

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