ord UK /ˈɔːd/US /ˈɔːɹd/ noun7 •(dialect, UK) A point. •(informal) Clipping of ordinary share. •Abbreviation of order. •(dialect, UK) A point of land; a promontory.When a man came from Sutherland into Caithness over the Ord [of Caithness, in the southern tip of the county], he was called an ord-louper . — 1900 •(dialect, UK) The point or edge of a weapon.Saul drew his sword, And ran even upon the ord. — Cursor Mundi.And touched him with the spear's ord. — Romance of Sir Otuel. •Abbreviation of ordinance. •(dialect, UK) A point of origin; a beginning."[...] But such is life — hard upon hard from ord to end; and if I had not been made of the best of neat-leather, the longer in water the tougher, I would have melted away with my tears long ago!" — 1897 formsORDs · ords
ORD noun1 •(Singapore) Abbreviation of operationally ready date, the date when a national serviceman finishes his service. formsORDs