skut.
a projecting or overhanging rock face
Meaning & usage
a projecting or overhanging rock face
a projecting or overhanging part of a roof
a lean-to built against a house, especially beneath an extension of its roof
an extension at either end of a traditional house, with fieldstone outer walls and used for storing peat
a simple hut or shelter made from branches and wooden poles
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse skúti (“overhanging rock, rock shelter”), related to skjóta (“to shoot, project”) and skyte (“to shoot, project”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk skut (“projection; lean-to, shelter”).
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