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smoot en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • smo͞ot
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /smuːt/

Etymology

Derives from the height of Oliver R. Smoot, who had lain on the Harvard Bridge to measure it as a fraternity prank at MIT.

Meanings

  1. (humorous, qualifier:chiefly Greater Boston) A unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches (approximately 1.70 meters).

Forms

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wikipedia: Oliver R. Smoot

smoot en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From Middle English *smote, *smotte, from Old Norse smátta (“narrow passageway, gap”), from Proto-Germanic *smēhtǭ (“narrow path”), from Proto-Germanic *smēhaz (“small, narrow”).

Meanings

  1. (UK, dialectal) A small opening built into a dry-stone wall, fence, or hedge to allow sheep (and hares) to pass through; a thirl.

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Synonyms

smoot hole