owt
Britishpronoun
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
Kiss me, honey, an’ if anyone says owt cross te ye, tell ’em ye hev both a feyther an’ a muther, which is more’n some of ’em can say.”
From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis
“Anybody seen owt of him since?” ventured Warton, the saddler.
From Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family by Fenn, George Manville
“The wages due to the officers of armes when they go owt of the land: “Garter 8s. a day: every of the other kings 7s.: every herald 4s.: every pursuivant 2s.: and theyr ordinary expences.”
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
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