moit

[ moit ]

noun

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

verb (used with object)

1. to remove moits from (wool).

Word History and Origins

Origin of moit¹

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