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motte

noun \ˈmät\

Definition of MOTTE

: mound, hill; especially : a hill serving as a site for a Norman castle in Britain

Origin of MOTTE

French, from Old French mote, motte
First Known Use: 1884

Rhymes with MOTTE

aught, baht, blot, bot, clot, cot, dot, ghat, grot, hot, jot, khat, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, naught, not, plot, pot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, tot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht

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