ait

[ eyt ]

/ eɪt /

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noun British Dialect.

a small island, especially a braid bar.

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Also ey·ot

[ahy-uht, eyt] /ˈaɪ ət, eɪt/ .

Origin of ait

First recorded 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 origin at island

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How to use ait in a sentence

Yon 's no a bad show o' aits ye hae in the wast park the year, Hillocks; a'm thinkin' the 'ill buke weel.
The Days of Auld Lang Syne|Ian MacLaren
But indeed Tom always talked of our (p. 139) buiks as if they had been as regular products of the soil as our aits and our birks.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6|John Gibson Lockhart
"A graund field o' barley," he says, and as sure as a 'm stannin' here, it wes the haugh field o' aits.'
Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers|Ian Maclaren
Ye may as weel look for a white corby as beef in my pantry, or aits in my barn.
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 3 (of 3)|James Hogg

The surface of the river is broken by numerous little "aits" or islands.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive|Joel Cook

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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