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owt

British  
/ aʊt /

pronoun

  1. a dialect word for anything

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of owt

a variant of aught 1


Example Sentences

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I dint plan it or owt, I just sorta became a bit of a meme sensation.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2018

I suspect he wouldn't dare be owt else.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2010

“Did’st see owt o’ my Daisy last night?” said Joe.

From The Parson O' Dumford by George Manville Fenn

It’s a bad job, sir, for she can’t side the room, or remble the kitchen things, or owt.

From The Parson O' Dumford by George Manville Fenn

“I knowd they’d their meetings, and a lot o’ flags and nonsense, sir; but I niver thowt it was owt but foolery, or they shouldn’t hev had it here.”

From The Parson O' Dumford by George Manville Fenn

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