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sout

/saʊt/

sout is the obsolete form of soot.

Meaning of soot

Noun

soot (usually uncountable, plural soots)

  1. (usually) Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.
    Synonyms:
    lampblack

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Words that rhyme with sout

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Questions about sout

What is sout the obsolete form of?
Sout is the obsolete form of soot.
How do you pronounce sout?
Sout is pronounced /saʊt/.

Words near sout in the dictionary

  1. souslik
  2. sousliks
  3. Souss-Massa
  4. Sousse
  5. sousveillance
  6. sout
  7. soutache
  8. soutaches
  9. soutage
  10. soutane
  11. soutanes

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