skute

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/skuːt/

noun

A boat; a small vessel.

OriginIcelandic skúta →
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Meanings

nounskute (plural skutes)

plural skutes

  1. obsoleteA boat; a small vessel.

    They carried with them all the skutes and boats that might be found.

    1618, Roger Williams, Actions of the Low Countries

Origin

  1. Icelandicskúta
  2. Englishskute

From Icelandic skúta; akin to Swedish skuta, Danish skude, Dutch schuit.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

skute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skute

MLA

“skute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skute. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skute,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skute.

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