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Definition of 'nowt'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) naught, nought, naht, nawiht, from (etyl). Compare (naught).
Pronoun
( en-pron)
(Northern England) naught, nothing
Synonyms
* noot (Geordie)
Noun
(-)
(Northern England|Sussex) naught, nothing
Adverb
(-)
(Northern England) naught, nothing
Antonyms
* owt
Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl). Cognate with Old English .
Noun
( en-noun)
(Scotland|and|Northern England) An ox.
(Scotland|and|Northern England) Herd of cattle.
(figurative|Scotland|and|Northern England) A dumb, crass, or clumsy person or a person who is stubborn or difficult.
*{{quote-book
|year= 1929
|year_published= 1932
|author=
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|title= The Best One-act Plays of 1931
|url= http://books.google.com/books?id=4DEqAAAAMAAJ
|original=
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|isbn=
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|publisher= G.G. Harrap
|location=
|editor= James William Marriott
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|page= 162
|passage= A hunner guineas for the heid o' that nowt Renwick, and him no' sae very far awa' frae your very nose at this meenit.
}}
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