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litter

1. lit.ter \'lit-*r\ \-*-re-\ n [ME, fr. OF litiere, fr. lit bed, fr. L 
   lectus - more at MLIE 1a: a covered and curtained couch provided with 
   shafts and used for carryin g a single passenger 1b: a device (as a 
   stretcher) for carrying a sick or injured person  2a: material used as 
   bedding for animals  2b: the uppermost slightly decayed layer of organic 
   matter on the forest fl oor 3: the offspring at one birth of a multiparous 
   animal  4: an untidy accumulation of objects lying about : RUBBISH  - 
   lit.tery aj
2. litter vt 1: BED  2: to give birth to (young)  3a: to strew with 
   scattered articles  3b: to scatter about in disorder  1: to give birth to a 
   litter  2: to strew litter