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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Moot Point (A).
 
A doubtful or unsettled question. The Anglo-Saxon motian is “to debate,” and a moot point is one sub judice, or under debate.   1
 


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