ait

[ eyt ]

/ eɪt /

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noun British Dialect.

a small island, especially in a river.

RELATED WORDS

islet, isle

Nearby words

aisha, aisi, aisi steel, aisle, aisne, ait, aitch, aitchbone, aitken, aitolía, aius locutius

Also eyot.

Origin of ait

before 900; Middle English eyt, Old English ȳgett, diminutive of ieg, īg island, cognate with Middle Low German ō, ōge, ou(we), Old High German ouwa, Old Norse ey. See island

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Examples from the Web for ait

Some, like the Ait Atta nomads, still migrate throughout the year.
On Foot in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco|Joanna Eede|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Aw niver saw as mich stuff to ait i' all my life, except in a cook shop.
Yorkshire Ditties, First Series|John Hartley
Aw wornt meeanin owt to ait an' drink, aw meant a famous church'at ther is.
Seets I' Paris|John Hartley
Bono jure, ait, fructus ille ad Gulielmum redeat, ut qui plurimum in opere illo sudarit.
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.|William H. Prescott

Let my beloved come into his garn, an ait his pleasant fruits.
Highways & Byways in Sussex|E.V. Lucas
The little one below it, called Queen's ait, now belongs to the Eton boys, who have built a small cottage on it.
The Thames|G. E. Mitton

British Dictionary definitions for ait

ait

eyot

/ (eɪt) /

noun

dialect an islet, esp in a river

Word Origin for ait

Old English ӯgett small island, from ieg island

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