Nott
adj, name, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To shear. obsolete
"he caused his owne head to bee poiled, and from thencefoorthe his bearde to bee notted, and no more shaven."
- 1 Bald. obsolete
- 2 Of an animal: having no horns; polled. Newfoundland, UK, dialectal
"For these and other reasons farmers who occupy good land in the vale with their hill farms are getting tired of the horned sheep, and use their hill farms only as summering-ground for nott sheep and bullocks."
- 1 A surname.
- 2 University of Nottingham, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate
Example
More examples"For these and other reasons farmers who occupy good land in the vale with their hill farms are getting tired of the horned sheep, and use their hill farms only as summering-ground for nott sheep and bullocks."
Etymology
From Old English hnot, of unknown origin.
Shortened form of Nottingham created by taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.
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