单词 | motty |
释义 | motty1/ˈmɒti/Scottish, English regional (chiefly northern and midlands ), and Irish English noun A mark at which a player aims in quoits, marbles, etc. OriginLate 18th century; earliest use found in Samuel Pegge (1733–1800), antiquary and writer. Probably from mot (although this is first attested later) + -y. motty2/ˈmɒti/English regional (chiefly northern ). Now chiefly historical noun 1 Mining. A miner's tally; a stick of wood or disc of metal, notched or stamped in a particular way, placed on a full corf to identify it as the work of a certain miner. 2A word, opinion; especially in to put one's motty in: to stick one's oar in, to interfere. OriginLate 18th century; earliest use found in John Curr (1756–1823). Origin uncertain. |
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