nott

adj
/nɒt/UK

Etymology

Shortened form of Nottingham created by taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.

  1. inherited from hnot

Definitions

  1. Bald.

  2. Of an animal

    Of an animal: having no horns; polled.

    • For these and other reasons farmers who occupy good land in the vale with their hill farms are getting tired of the horned sheep, and use their hill farms only as summering-ground for nott sheep and bullocks.
    • Do ye know that riddle about the nott cows, Jonathan? Why do nott cows give less milk in a year than horned?
  3. To shear.

    • he caused his owne head to bee poiled, and from thencefoorthe his bearde to bee notted, and no more shaven.
  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. A surname.

    2. University of Nottingham, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating…

      University of Nottingham, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA