15 April 2017

nowt(1)

[nout]

noun

1. an ox.
2. a herd of cattle.

Origin of nowt(1)

Middle English, Old Norse

1150-1200; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse naut, neat2

nowt(2)

[noht]

noun, British Dialect.

1. naught; nothing.

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Examples from the Web for nowt

Historical Examples

I guv her your message, Jack, and she said nowt, but there she be a crying still.
Facing Death
G. A. Henty

“‘Appen ’twas nowt,” the postman at length allowed, peering cautiously about.
Bob, Son of Battle
Alfred Ollivant

An’ I remembered as he sat still after it and said nowt for a minute or so, same as if he was thinkin’ things over.
T. Tembarom
Frances Hodgson Burnett

Anagram

town

Today’s quote

Just as food eaten without appetite is a tedious nourishment, so does study without zeal damage the memory by not assimilating what it absorbs.

– Leonardo da Vinci

On this day

15 April 1452 – birth of Leonardo Da Vinci, Italian renaissance inventor, painter, sculptor, mathematician, writer. Died 2 May 1519.

15 April 1865 – Death of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln after being shot the day before. Born 12 February 1809.

15 April 1912 – RMS Titanic sinks after hitting an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton UK to New York City, USA, costing the lives of 1,502 people out of the 2,224 crew and passengers who were on board. The White Star Line, who owned the Titanic, had declared her unsinkable.