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smoot.

A unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches (approximately 1.70 meters).

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Meaning & usage

noun/smuːt/
  1. A unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches (approximately 1.70 meters).

    humorous
Where this word comes from

Derives from the height of Oliver R. Smoot, who had lain on the Harvard Bridge to measure it as a fraternity prank at MIT.

noun
  1. A small opening built into a dry-stone wall, fence, or hedge to allow sheep (and hares) to pass through; a thirl.

    UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English *smote, *smotte, from Old Norse smátta (“narrow passageway, gap”), from Proto-Germanic *smēhtǭ (“narrow path”), from Proto-Germanic *smēhaz (“small, narrow”).

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