English · Word Candidate

hart

/hɑːt/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: harts

Sense 1

Meaning · English

A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.

Noun

Examples

With milke-white Hartes vpon an Iuorie ſled, Thou ſhalt be drawen amidſt the froſen Pooles, And ſcale the yſie mountaines lofty tops: Which with thy beautie will be soone reſolu’d.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

The meat from this animal.

Noun

Examples

We are to have hart for dinner on Jack’s birthday; you call it deer in Grenada.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

In the RISC-V instruction set architecture, a hardware thread.

Noun

Examples

It is required by the RISC-V specification that at least one hart be assigned an ID of 0.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “hart” mean?

A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.

Is “hart” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.