nowt [nɔʊʔ]noun 5adverb 1pronoun 1forms 1 noun5 •(Northern-England) Naught, nothing. •(Scotland, Northern-England) An ox. •(Scotland, Northern-England) A herd of cattle. •A person of no importance; a worthless person; a ne'er-do-well.Bud yah're a nowt, and it's no use talking - yah'll niver mend o'yer ill ways, but goa raight to t' divil, like yer mother afore ye! — 1847 •(Scotland, figurative) A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn.A hunner guineas for the heid o' that nowt Renwick, and him no' sae very far awa' frae your very nose at this meenit. — 1929 adverb1 •(Northern-England) Naught, nothing. pronoun1 •(Northern-England) Naught, nothing.Today I have achieved absolutely nowt / In just being out of the house, I've lost out — 2004 formsnowts
