doit

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/ dɔɪt /

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noun

Also duit

[doit, dahyt] /dɔɪt, daɪt/ . an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.

a bit or trifle.

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Origin of doit

First recorded in 1585–95, doit is from the Dutch word duit

Words nearby doit

do in, doing, doings, doink, Doisy, doit, doited, do-it-yourself, dojo, do justice to, dol

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How to use doit in a sentence

Et pour ce le premier secours doit estre cette Republique, & non ce qui a le pretexte de piet.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Nous ne savons aux soin de quel diteur on doit de nous l'avoir fait connatre.
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various
L'envie de me rendre utile, dont tout citoyen doit tre anim, m'a fait entreprendre l'ouvrage que je prsente au Public.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing
Perhaps his woman has gone bad on him or he has played his last copper doit at gambling.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell

As Trinculo observes, “When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.”
How Shakspere Came to Write the Tempest|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for doit

doit

/ (dɔɪt) /

noun

a former small copper coin of the Netherlands

a trifle

Word Origin for doit

C16: from Middle Dutch duit

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