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moit

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[moit] / mɔɪt /

noun

  1. a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.

verb (used with object)

  1. to remove moits from (wool).

Etymology

Origin of moit

1860–65; originally spelling variant (N England) of mote 1, with silent -i-, which served only to mark the o long; but by spelling pronunciation -oi- now has its usual value

Example Sentences

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Tinsel and paint and a jester's cap, Tinkling bells and a moit of pap, Under our elms and over our maples Selling themselves as they sold their staples.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Es there a chance, friend Schiem, that Oi moit buy a foin wee peg from yeh? Moi coosin and Oi messed our danner today.....”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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