Motherwell

At the Guggenheim, Robert Motherwell's collages depend on patterns by others.
Pollock and Motherwell Stole From Wallpaper Makers|Blake Gopnik|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Motherwell is inclined to think this an Irish ballad, though popular in Scotland.
English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8)|Various
The variations in recited copies are numerous: some specimens are given by Motherwell, p. xlv.
English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8)|Various
Kinloch's copy may be found with Maidment's fragment, in the Appendix to this volume: Motherwell's immediately after the present.
English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8)|Various

In his introduction to Henderson's Proverbs, Motherwell relates a humorous anecdote in connection with this proverb.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop
The quarrel becoming warm, ended by Motherwell's friend excitedly handing the other (as he thought) his card.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop

British Dictionary definitions for Motherwell

Motherwell

/ (ˈmʌðəwəl) /

noun

a town in S central Scotland, the administrative centre of North Lanarkshire on the River Clyde: industrial centre. Pop: 30 311 (2001)

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