Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LIT'TER, v.t.

1. To bring forth young, as swine and other small quadrupeds. It is sometimes applied to human beings in contempt.
2. To scatter over carelessly with shreds, fragments and the like; as, to litter a room or a carpet. – Swift.
3. To cover with straw or hay; as, to litter a stable. – Dryden.
4. To supply with litter; as, to litter cattle.