moitn.

Brit.

/mɔɪt/, U.S.

/mɔɪt/, Australian English

/moɪt/, New Zealand English

/moet/

Forms: 1800s– moiet (rare), 1800s– moit.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: mote n.¹

Etymology: Variant of mote n.¹, now (in Australia and New Zealand) distinguished in form in the sense below. Slightly earlier currency is implied by moity adj.The pronunciation is characteristic of Yorkshire and Lancashire, formerly major centres of the textile industry.

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

A particle of wood, stick, etc., caught in the wool of a sheep. Usually in plural.

ΚΠ

1846 Shipping Gaz. 11 Apr. 104/1 From the manner in which these wools are got up, and the absence of burrs and moits, they will prove a very suitable wool for our manufacturers.

1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood 359 Moiting, a process in the manufacture of cloth, by which the wool, subsequent to being scoured..and preparatory to its passing through the ‘willey’, is cleansed from ‘moits’ or shivs.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 340/1 Many wools contain peculiar seeds called ‘burrs’ and ‘moiets’ very difficult to remove, as they are covered with prickles.

1899 A. Sinclair Clip of Wool 66 Moits, short pieces of stick and scrub, principally found in the neck wool.

a1903 F. M. Lupton in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 144/2 [W. Yorkshire] Moit, the seed of an Australasian plant, which clings to wool, and is unravelled by the scribbler, without being separated from the wool.

1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. iii. 67 Many terms used by Australian wool-traders come from old English dialect, including..moits, short pieces of stick and scrub, principally found in neck wool.

1965 J. S. Gunn Terminol. Shearing Industry ii. 4 Moit(s), pieces of stick and rubbish matted in wool, especially the neck wool.

1985 J. Bremner Woolscours N.Z. 9 Moit, vegetable matter—leaves, fern, hay (but not seeds or burr)—in wool.

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

单词	moit
释义	moitn. Brit. /mɔɪt/, U.S. /mɔɪt/, Australian English /moɪt/, New Zealand English /moet/ Forms: 1800s– moiet (rare), 1800s– moit. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: mote n.¹ Etymology: Variant of mote n.¹, now (in Australia and New Zealand) distinguished in form in the sense below. Slightly earlier currency is implied by moity adj.The pronunciation is characteristic of Yorkshire and Lancashire, formerly major centres of the textile industry. English regional (northern), Australian, and New Zealand. A particle of wood, stick, etc., caught in the wool of a sheep. Usually in plural. ΚΠ 1846 Shipping Gaz. 11 Apr. 104/1 From the manner in which these wools are got up, and the absence of burrs and moits, they will prove a very suitable wool for our manufacturers. 1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood 359 Moiting, a process in the manufacture of cloth, by which the wool, subsequent to being scoured..and preparatory to its passing through the ‘willey’, is cleansed from ‘moits’ or shivs. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 340/1 Many wools contain peculiar seeds called ‘burrs’ and ‘moiets’ very difficult to remove, as they are covered with prickles. 1899 A. Sinclair Clip of Wool 66 Moits, short pieces of stick and scrub, principally found in the neck wool. a1903 F. M. Lupton in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 144/2 [W. Yorkshire] Moit, the seed of an Australasian plant, which clings to wool, and is unravelled by the scribbler, without being separated from the wool. 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. iii. 67 Many terms used by Australian wool-traders come from old English dialect, including..moits, short pieces of stick and scrub, principally found in neck wool. 1965 J. S. Gunn Terminol. Shearing Industry ii. 4 Moit(s), pieces of stick and rubbish matted in wool, especially the neck wool. 1985 J. Bremner Woolscours N.Z. 9 Moit, vegetable matter—leaves, fern, hay (but not seeds or burr)—in wool. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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