goit Meaning & Definition
What Does Goit Mean?
As a noun, goit means A small artificial channel carrying water. Usually used with respect to channels built to feed mills.
Goit in Brief
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɡɔɪt/ |
| Plural | goits |
Goit Definition (Noun)
- A small artificial channel carrying water. Usually used with respect to channels built to feed mills.
We use watter as goes daan t'goit yonder for t'grinnelstuns.
Noun
- A fool.
Synonyms of Goit
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Goit synonyms and antonyms →Goit in a Sentence
We use watter as goes daan t'goit yonder for t'grinnelstuns.
Word Forms & Grammar
goit (plural goits)
Origin of Goit
Origin 1: From Middle English gote (“channel, stream”), from Old English *gotu (“channel, gutter, drain”), from Proto-Germanic *gutō (“gutter, drain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (“to pour”). Cognate with Scots gote, goit, goate (“trench, ditch, watercourse”), Dutch goot (“gutter”), Middle Low German gote (“ditch”). More at gote.
Origin 2: Popularised by the television series Red Dwarf. Possibly a shortening of goitre (i.e. a pain in the neck), or from git.