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motte
or mott
[ mot ]
noun
Chiefly Southwestern U.S.
- a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
motte
/ ³¾É’³Ù /
noun
- history a natural or man-made mound on which a castle was erected
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of motte1
C14: see moat
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Jeanne de la Motte, a noblewoman fallen on hard times, pretended to be French Queen and tricked a cardinal into giving her the necklace, without paying.
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Outfielder Kevin Pillar was suspended for two games without pay by the Toronto Blue Jays for yelling an anti-gay slur at Atlanta Braves pitcher Jason Motte during a game in 2017.
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Pillar felt Motte had quick-pitched him.
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Steven Stamkos, Tyler Motte and Nicholas Paul scored for Tampa Bay, with Paul cutting it to 4-3 with 5:10 left.
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Stamkos scored 44 seconds into the second before Motte put Tampa Bay up 2-1 just 2:12 later.
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