lot-cloth split

noun

A phonemic split, in some varieties of English without the cot-caught merger, in which the vowel in words like "cloth" and "off" is pronounced with the same vowel as in "thought", as opposed to the vowel used in "lot".

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Meanings

noun
  1. human sciencesA phonemic split, in some varieties of English without the cot-caught merger, in which the vowel in words like "cloth" and "off" is pronounced with the same vowel as in "thought", as opposed to the vowel used in "lot".
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APA

lot-cloth split. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lot-cloth%20split

MLA

“lot-cloth split.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lot-cloth%20split. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lot-cloth split,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lot-cloth%20split.

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