owt
Britishpronoun
Etymology
Origin of owt
a variant of aught 1
Example Sentences
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I dint plan it or owt, I just sorta became a bit of a meme sensation.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2018
I suspect he wouldn't dare be owt else.
From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2010
It’s a bad job, sir, for she can’t side the room, or remble the kitchen things, or owt.
From The Parson O' Dumford by Fenn, George Manville
You don’t catch Nat Jeffcote parting with owt before his time.
From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce
Shudn't ha' heerd 'ee, Tammas," he sez, "or knawed as owt wur t' matter— Ef it hedn't ha bin fur yon guse o' thine, as coom an raäised sech a clatter.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 23, 1887. by Various
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