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1.
shǒut(e
n.(2)
Additional spellings:
shoute
17 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A flat-bottomed boat, barge; (b)
shout man
, the master of a
shoute
; also, a sailor on a
shoute
; also as surname.
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2.
snak
n.
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A ship of some kind, esp. a light, fast ship.
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3.
sw-
consonant clust.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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For all words beginning with
sw-
from here to the end of this volume [of the print MED], the practice of the MED is to record all variant forms except those beginning with
su-
; forms with
su-
are…
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4.
tille
n.(1)
3 quotations in 1 sense
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A locker or similar container for the storage of military gear; also, a casket or similar container.
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