shott

/ ʃɒt /

noun

1. a shallow temporary salt lake or marsh in the North African desert
2. the hollow in which it lies

shott

/ shŏt /

1. A shallow lake or marsh with brackish or saline water, especially in northern Africa. Shotts are dry during the summer, at which time they are also characterized by salt deposits and a lack of vegetation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shott¹

C19: via French chott from Arabic shatt

Example Sentences

The battle began with some cannonading and "shott of arrows," in both of which the Yorkists had rather the advantage.

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And Brave vallient capt. Peter Harriss was shott in his cannoe through both his leggs, bordeing of a greate shipp.

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Goin easy, says he, youll beat Shott 119 t the top o the cliff.

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And we were envited to supper to Paulo Dono, our gunpouder man, where we had good cheare, and many chambers and guns shott affe.

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Hankin's landlord was Peter Shott, whose holding consisted of two small farms which had been joined together.

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