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bahut
[ bah-hoot, -hoot; buh-hoot, -hoot; French ba-y ]
/ ˈbɑ hʊt, -hut; bəˈhʊt, -ˈhut; French baˈü /
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noun, plural ba·huts [bah-hoots, -hoots; buh-hoots, -hoots; French ba-y]. /ˈbɑ hʊts, -huts; bəˈhʊts, -ˈhuts; French baˈü/.
a medieval French chest for household goods, originally small and portable.
a dwarf parapet or attic wall, especially one carrying the wall plates of a church roof.
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Words nearby bahut
Bahraini, Bahr el Ghazal, Bahr el Jebel, baht, bahu, bahut, bahuvrihi, bai, Baiae, Baia-Mare, baigan choka
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How to use bahut in a sentence
Anyhow, according to Yir Massir, it was the smell that killed big Bahut's mate.
IT and Other Stories|Gouverneur MorrisIt looked to me as if he'd gotten desperate with hunger and had pounced on big Bahut—pshaw!
IT and Other Stories|Gouverneur MorrisBig Bahut whimpered all night and trumpeted as if his heart were broken.
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