smout

/ smaʊt /

noun

1. a variant of smolt

2. a child or undersized person

Word History and Origins

Origin of smout¹

C16: a variant of _smolt

Example Sentences

Smout’s doubts persisted until he and colleagues studied a small group of patients a few years ago.

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André Smout, a gastroenterologist at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, said he read those reports when they came out.

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“We had to admit that it really existed,” Smout said.

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Culture Perth and Kinross's chief executive Helen Smout said the museum was probably the biggest cultural project Perth had seen in two centuries.

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Ms Smout said that although it took a while to settle on the building, it had been "a lightbulb moment" when the decision was finally made.

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