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nowt - What does it mean?

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.
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    • |year= 1929 |year_published= 1932 |author= |by= |title= The Best One-act Plays of 1931 |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=4DEqAAAAMAAJ |original= |chapter= |isbn= |edition= |publisher= G.G. Harrap |location= |editor= James William Marriott |volume= |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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    Anagrams

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    Similar to 'nowt'

    not, nit, nut, net, nait, newt, neat, nyet, nat, noot, nooit, nett, neet, naat, nott, neut