Meanings
nott1
comparative more nott · superlative most nott · alternative not
- obsoleteBald.
- NewfoundlandUKdialectalOf an animal: having no horns; polled.
Do ye know that riddle about the nott cows, Jonathan? Why do nott cows give less milk in a year than horned?
1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles1 more example
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.
1850, “On the Farming of Somerset”, in Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, volume XI, page 679
present singular third person notts · participle present notting · participle past notted · past notted · alternative not
- obsoleteTo shear.
he caused his owne head to bee poiled, and from thencefoorthe his bearde to bee notted, and no more shaven.
1575, John Stow, Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles
Nott2
- A surname.
Nott3
- University of Nottingham, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate
Origin
nott · adjective, verb
- Old Englishhnot
- Englishnott
From Old English hnot, of unknown origin.
More words from Old English
Full word history & related roots →Nott · proper noun
Shortened form of Nottingham created by taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with nott
Cite this entry
nott. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nott
“nott.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nott. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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