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nowt

1

[ nout ]

noun

Scot. and North England.
plural nowt.
  1. an ox.
  2. a herd of cattle.


nowt

2

[ noht ]

noun

British Dialect.
  1. naught; nothing.

nowt

1

/ Բʊ /

noun

  1. a dialect word for nothing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nowt

2

/ Բʊ /

noun

  1. a dialect word for bullock cattle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nowt1

1150–1200; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse naut, neat 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nowt1

from naught

Origin of nowt2

C13: from Old Norse naut; see neat ²
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Example Sentences

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"If in doubt, say nowt" is how you might colloquially describe the approach, resisting the temptation to be drawn into commentary about the president's actions for fear of provoking a blast of his ire.

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Former Cherries striker Dominic Solanke, nowt at Spurs, explained the learning curve with Iraola's methods in an interview with the Times last year.

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“People travel around the world and this is it. With no tourists there’d be no jobs, no wages, no nowt. They rely on it, don’t they?”

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Dennis Norwell "The police used to run round this village with shields, banging on them: boom, boom, boom. Frightening kids. It wasn't right. They used to shove their pay packets in your faces, that was the worst thing, saying 'Look what we've got here and you're on strike'. And we had nowt."

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Mr Daymond said he ran in and picked her up but her head was "flimsy" and "floppy" like "there was nowt there".

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