Nott
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nɒt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Nott is an adjective meaning (now UK dialect, Newfoundland) Of an animal: having no horns; polled.
Meaning
(now UK dialect, Newfoundland) Of an animal: having no horns; polled.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Bald.
- (obsolete) To shear.
Example Sentences
he caused his owne head to bee poiled, and from thencefoorthe his bearde to bee notted, and no more shaven.
Do ye know that riddle about the nott cows, Jonathan? Why do nott cows give less milk in a year than horned?
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.
Word Forms
- not
- notts
- notting
- notted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bower, bald-headed, unbred, unbearded, nonbled, unattaint.
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