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(Northern England) Naught, nothing. quotations examples
Today I have achieved absolutely nowt / In just being out of the house, I've lost out
2004, “It Was Supposed to Be So Easy”, in Mike Skinner (lyrics), A Grand Don’t Come For Free, performed by The Streets
uncountable
(Northern England, Sussex, Berkshire) Naught, nothing.
not comparable
(Northern England) Naught, nothing. examples
plural nowts
(Scotland and Northern England) An ox. examples
(Scotland and Northern England) A herd of cattle. examples
(figurative, Scotland and Northern England) A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn. quotations examples
A hunner guineas for the heid o' that nowt Renwick, and him no' sae very far awa' frae your very nose at this meenit.
1929, James William Marriott, editor, The Best One-act Plays of 1931, G.G. Harrap, published 1932, page 162