Shute

[ shoot ]

/ ʃut /

noun

NevilNevil Shute Norway, 1899–1960, British novelist and aeronautical engineer.

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Examples from the Web for shute

There are three denominations of raw silk; viz., organzine, trame (shute or tram), and floss.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
In defiance of every Indian idea of propriety, Shute soon began to interrupt him with questions and remarks.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I|Francis Parkman
An' so he sint a man down in a divin' shute, an' cut th' cables, so's Mack cudden't chat with him.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War|Finley Peter Dunne
Shute was antiently part of Colyton, its church being a dependant chapelry,—it now forms a distinct parish.
The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West|William Henry Hamilton Rogers

Shute missed his first jump, greatly to the dismay of his adherents, who saw Catherall clear it with complete ease.
Parkhurst Boys|Talbot Baines Reed

British Dictionary definitions for shute

Shute

/ (ʃuːt) /

noun

Nevil, real name Nevil Shute Norway. 1899–1960, English novelist, in Australia after World War II: noted for his novels set in Australia, esp A Town like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957)

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Word Origin and History for shute

shute

1790, "channel, trough," dialectal combination of chute and shoot (n.1).