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noust.

A trench or other hollow area, sometimes with walls, where a boat can be hauled up and left ashore.

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noun
  1. A trench or other hollow area, sometimes with walls, where a boat can be hauled up and left ashore.

    Orkney · Scotland · Shetland
Where this word comes from

From the (unattested) Norn reflex of Old Norse naust (“boathouse”). Cognate with Faroese neyst, Norwegian naust, Danish nøst (“boat-shed”).

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