moityadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɔɪti/, U.S.

/ˈmɔɪdi/, Australian English

/ˈmoɪti/,

/ˈmoɪdi/, New Zealand English

/ˈmoedi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moit n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < moit n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -y suffix¹.

English regional (northern), Australian, and New Zealand.

Of wool: containing particles of wood or other foreign substances.

ΚΠ

1844 Launceston (Tasmania) Examiner 30 Nov. 766/1 Wool of middling quality, softish handled, but in dingy condition, and generally rather moity.

1878 Yorkshireman 17 Aug. 97/2 I've a splendid lot [of wool] in just now—..not moity, and free from burr.

1878 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Ups & Downs viii. 83 The ‘heavy and moity’ parcels were not touched by the cautious operators at any price.

c1927 H. B. Smith Sheep & Wool Industry 115 Top-knot—consisting of very light, short, moity, and inferior wool.

1959 S. J. Baker Drum 127 Moity (of wool), carrying vegetable matter other than burr.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moity
释义	moityadj. Brit. /ˈmɔɪti/, U.S. /ˈmɔɪdi/, Australian English /ˈmoɪti/, /ˈmoɪdi/, New Zealand English /ˈmoedi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moit n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < moit n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -y suffix¹. English regional (northern), Australian, and New Zealand. Of wool: containing particles of wood or other foreign substances. ΚΠ 1844 Launceston (Tasmania) Examiner 30 Nov. 766/1 Wool of middling quality, softish handled, but in dingy condition, and generally rather moity. 1878 Yorkshireman 17 Aug. 97/2 I've a splendid lot [of wool] in just now—..not moity, and free from burr. 1878 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Ups & Downs viii. 83 The ‘heavy and moity’ parcels were not touched by the cautious operators at any price. c1927 H. B. Smith Sheep & Wool Industry 115 Top-knot—consisting of very light, short, moity, and inferior wool. 1959 S. J. Baker Drum 127 Moity (of wool), carrying vegetable matter other than burr. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1844
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