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skute

/skuːt/

skute noun: a boat; a small vessel.

Noun

skute (plural skutes)

  1. (obsolete) A boat; a small vessel.
    • They carried with them all the skutes and boats that might be found.1618, Roger Williams, Actions of the Low Countries

Forms of skute

pluralskutes

Origin of skute

From Icelandic skúta; akin to Swedish skuta, Danish skude, Dutch schuit.

Questions about skute

What does skute mean?
Skute means a boat; a small vessel.
What part of speech is skute?
Skute is a noun.
How do you pronounce skute?
Skute is pronounced /skuːt/.
What is the plural of skute?
The plural of skute is skutes.

Words near skute in the dictionary

  1. Skuse
  2. Skuses
  3. Skutari
  4. skutch
  5. skutches
  6. skute
  7. skutes
  8. Skutnik
  9. Skutniks
  10. Skutt
  11. skutterudite

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