nowt
1 Americannoun
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an ox.
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a herd of cattle.
noun
noun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of nowt
1150–1200; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse naut, neat 2
Example Sentences
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Former Cherries striker Dominic Solanke, nowt at Spurs, explained the learning curve with Iraola's methods in an interview with the Times last year.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
But for U.S. fans of “Happy Valley,” which returns May 22 on AMC+, BBC America and Acorn TV, it is, as they would say in the north of England, nowt.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2023
They’d still cock it up, nowt surer, but I reckon that constitutes an outside chance.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2020
"Accidents happen and there's nowt you can do to change it," he said.
From BBC ● May 23, 2015
ThouTt take the best son of a mare that thee kinst find, and thou wilt ride post into Warwickshire, lad, wi’ nowt but the curlew?”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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