kyte

or kite

[ kahyt ]

/ kaɪt /

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noun Scot. and North England.

the paunch; stomach; belly.

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Origin of kyte

1530–40; perhaps <Scandinavian; compare Icelandic kȳta stomach of the blenny

Words nearby kyte

Kyrgyz, Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Steppe, Kyriale, Kyrie eleison, kyte, kythe, Kythera, kytoon, kyu, Kyushu

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How to use kyte in a sentence

All it takes is one little white lie, and Frances stealthily gets her foot in the door of the Kyte family home.
Must-Read Fiction: ‘The Watch,’ ‘Alys, Always,’ ‘The Year of the Gadfly’|Cameron Martin, Lucy Scholes, Amber Dermont|June 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Almost equally tragic was the fatal passion of Sir William Kyte, forming another strange domestic drama in real life.
Strange Pages from Family Papers|T. F. Thiselton Dyer
Sprowl hearing his step swung on him savagely, but Kyte coolly closed the door behind him and turned the key.
The Streets of Ascalon|Robert W. Chambers
Kyte's lowered gaze stole upward toward his employer, sustained his expressionless glare for a second, then shifted.
The Streets of Ascalon|Robert W. Chambers

Sprowl's lean head jerked; Kyte went; and the master of the house strode back into the library and resumed his pacing.
The Streets of Ascalon|Robert W. Chambers
The next afternoon she was quite surprised by another call from Craven Kyte.
Victor's Triumph|Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

British Dictionary definitions for kyte

kyte

kite

/ (kəɪt) /

noun

Scot the belly

Word Origin for kyte

C16: of uncertain origin

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