"mott" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: motts [plural]
Etymology: Probably ultimately from French motte; compare motte. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|motte}} French motte, {{m|en|motte}} motte Head templates: {{en-noun}} mott (plural motts)
  1. (Texas) A copse or small grove of trees, especially live oak or elm. Tags: Texas
    Sense id: en-mott-en-noun-7iZh5OcR Categories (other): Texas English, English undefined derivations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: motte
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: motts [plural]
Etymology: See mort (“woman”), etymology 5. Etymology templates: {{m|en|mort||woman}} mort (“woman”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mott (plural motts)
  1. Alternative spelling of mot (“woman”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mot (extra: woman)
    Sense id: en-mott-en-noun-5u2VobqV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 64 7
  2. (slang) The vulva. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-mott-en-noun-SrkWdNoq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: motte
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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