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doit.

A small Dutch coin, equivalent to one-eighth of a stiver.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɔɪt/
  1. A small Dutch coin, equivalent to one-eighth of a stiver.

    historical
  2. A small amount; a bit, a jot.

    archaic
  3. In jazz music, a note that slides to an indefinite pitch chromatically upwards.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German doyt, cognate with Middle Dutch duit. Doublet of thwaite.

verb/dɔɪt/
  1. To stumble; to blunder.

    Scotland · rare
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Scots doit, apparently a Scots cognate of dote.

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