NOTT

Etymology

Adjective

nott (comparative more nott, superlative most nott)

(obsolete) Bald.

(now UK dialect, Newfoundland) Of an animal: having no horns; polled.

Verb

nott (third-person singular simple present notts, present participle notting, simple past and past participle notted)

(obsolete) To shear.

Source: Wiktionary


Nott, a. Etym: [AS. hnot shorn.]

Definition: Shorn. [Obs.]

Nott, v. t.

Definition: To shear. [Obs.] Stow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HEEDLESS

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