2. Verb. (third-person singular of nought) ¹
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Definition of Noughts
1. nought [n] - See also: nought
Lexicographical Neighbors of Noughts
Literary usage of Noughts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Words Used in Swaledale, Yorkshire by John Harland (1873)
"noughts,' nothings. ' A'ont,' the commonality, oft termed the ' no-bodies.'
Nought, or Nowt, nothing. ' A noui//ii-liko follow,' a suspicious looking ..."
2. The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V.: With a View of the by William Robertson (1829)
"... the burden of the war against England, obliged him, at present, to dissemble
his resentment, and lo put off {noughts of revenge to some other juncture. ..."
3. Cassell's Complete Book of Sports and Pastimes: Being a Compendium of Out by Cassell & Co, Cassell (London) (1896)
"noughts AND CROSSES. Bee "Slate Games." OBEDIENT SOLDIER. A toy similar in
principle to the Demon Bottle, previously described, is the toy known as the ..."
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