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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Origin of blot
11275–1325; (noun) Middle English blotte, akin to Old Norse blettr blot, spot, stain; (v.) late Middle English blotten, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM blot
blotless, adjectiveblot·ting·ly, adverbblotty, adjectiveun·blot·ted, adjectiveWords nearby blot
Definition for blot (2 of 2)
blot2
[ blot ]
/ blɒt /
noun
Backgammon. an exposed piece liable to be taken or forfeited.
Archaic. an exposed or weak point, as in an argument or course of action.
Origin of blot
21590–1600; <Low German blat, akin to bloot bare, exposed, unprotected; cognate with Dutch bloot,German bloss bare
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British Dictionary definitions for blot (1 of 2)
blot1
/ (blɒt) /
noun
verb blots, blotting or blotted
Word Origin for blot
C14: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch bluyster blister
British Dictionary definitions for blot (2 of 2)
blot2
/ (blɒt) /
noun
backgammon a man exposed by being placed alone on a point and therefore able to be taken by the other player
archaic a weak spot
Word Origin for blot
C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch bloot poor
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Medical definitions for blot
blot
[ blŏt ]
n.
The Northern, Southern, or Western blot analyses.
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