thou'rt

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thou’rt

  1. (archaic) Contraction of thou art.
    • 17th century, Abraham Cowley, Against Fruition:
      No; thou’rt a fool, I'll swear, if e’re thou grant;
      Much of my veneration thou must want,
      When once thy kindness puts my ignorance out;
      For a learn’d Age is always least devout.