Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English shote; cognate with dialectal Dutch schote
1375–1425; late Middle English shote; cognate with dialectal Dutch schote
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shoat or shote (ʃəʊt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a piglet that has recently been weaned | |
| [C15: related to West Flemish schote] | |
| shote or shote | |
| —n | |
| [C15: related to West Flemish schote] | |
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Shoat
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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shoat
1408, "a young weaned pig," perhaps from a Low Ger. word (cf. W.Flem. schote "pig under 1 year old"), of unknown origin.
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