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shoat
[
shoht
]
Origin
shoat
/
ʃoʊt
/
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[
shoht
]
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noun
1.
Also,
shote.
a young, weaned pig.
2.
geep.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
shote;
cognate with
dialectal Dutch
schote
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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World English Dictionary
shoat
or
shote
(ʃəʊt)
—
n
a piglet that has recently been weaned
[C15: related to West Flemish
schote
]
shote
or
shote
—
n
[C15: related to West Flemish
schote
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
shoat
1408, "a young weaned pig," perhaps from a Low Ger. word (cf. W.Flem. schote "pig under 1 year old"), of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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