1965, June 17, “Love—and Death—in the African Night”, The Times
From the light above us thin shadows flickered and a runty little image of the defiance in front of me fell on to the table. ... The little runt was still singed and groggy ...
1969, October 4, Roy Hay, “Peaches and Plums”, The Times
Only later did I discover that a runty old almond tree, hidden behind a laburnum, riddled with peach leaf curl, ...