schuit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /skɔɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
From Dutch schuit. Compare shout ("flat-bottomed boat"), scout (“swift sailing boat”).
Meanings
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A flat-bottomed Dutch river-boat; a barge.
Peregrine […] next day embarked, with his companions, in the Skuyt, for Haarlem, where they dined, and in the evening arrived at the antient city of Leyden […].
1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| schuits | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| skuyt | alternative | lexicographic | |
| skoot | alternative | lexicographic | |
| schuyt | alternative | lexicographic |