moit
[moit]
/mɔɪt/
noun
1.
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
verb (used with object)
2.
to remove moits from (wool).
Also,
mote
.
Origin
1860-65;
orig. spelling variant (N England) of
mote
1
, with silent
-i-,
which served only to mark the
o
long; but by spelling pronunciation
-oi-
now has its usual value