proverb · Words worth keeping
Evening orts are good morning fodder.
Evening orts are good morning fodder.
Historical period not yet established
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Meaning in plain English
The saying makes evening leftovers useful as morning fodder. It presents material left over at one time as provision for a later use.
What the words are saying
Orts supplies the older word for leftover scraps. A qualified analogy can value a resource whose first use has ended without assuming it should be discarded. The verse does not establish a safe storage or feeding method. A practical-sounding reuse rule still needs the actual materials and conditions considered outside the rhyme.
Everyday example
A group reuses unused paper from one activity for another when its condition and purpose are suitable.
When to use it
Use it as a stated analogy about appropriate reuse across time.
What it does not mean
The verse is not food-storage or animal-feeding safety guidance.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Entry 1196 · Orts
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
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