motty

British

/ ˈmɒtɪ /

noun

the target at which coins are aimed in pitch-and-toss

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There was"——; "Nathan Sumner, I say; thou'rt al'ays out wi' thy motty if a body speaks.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John

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