Definition of "fortin" [fort•in]

• A little fort; a fortlet. (noun)

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• "Lordy massy, "he said lowering his voice confidentially to Harry," course these 'ere things is all temporal, an' our hearts ought n't to be too much sot on 'em; still he 's got about the most amazin 'fortin there is round Bostin."
• "Over against its left flank was a German "fortin," known to us as Stony Mountain, bristling with machine guns, guns which later did terrible execution."
• "i 'the name o' fortin 'hasto bin blunderin' and doin 'again?"