Motte

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.NounA raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.

2.NounAn argument which is uncontroversial and easy to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy).

3.NounAlternative form of mott.

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