ait
Origin of ait
1- Also ey·ot [ahy-uht, eyt] /ˈaɪ ət, eɪt/ .
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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 MacLarenBut 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 MaclarenYe 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 HoggThe surface of the river is broken by numerous little "aits" or islands.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive | Joel Cook
British Dictionary definitions for ait
eyot
/ (eɪt) /
dialect an islet, esp in a river
Origin of ait
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