thou'rt

English

Alternative forms

thou 'rt (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ðaʊɹt/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ðaʊət/, /ðɑːt/
Rhymes: -aʊə(ɹ)t, -ɑːt

Contraction

thou’rt

(archaic) Contraction of thou art.
- 17th century, Abraham Cowley, Against Fruition:
  No; thou’rt a fool, I'll swear, if e’re thou grant;
  Much of my veneration thou must want,
  When once thy kindness puts my ignorance out;
  For a learn’d Age is always least devout.

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