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Motty vs Motte - What's the difference?

motty | motte |

As a proper noun motty

is a common nickname of someone with the surname motson.

As a verb motte is

.

motty

English

Alternative forms

* mottie

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (Scotland) Full of, or consisting of, motes.
    • The motty dust reek raised by the workmen. — H. Miller.
    (Webster 1913)

    motte

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.
  • (US, dialect) A clump of trees in a prairie.

    • Derived terms

    * motte-and-bailey

    Anagrams

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