ˈskīt, ˈskȯit, ˈskāt, D ˈsḵœu̅e̅t noun
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Etymology: Dutch schuit, from Middle Dutch schute — more at scout
: a bluff-bowed Dutch boat fitted with leeboards, used chiefly on canals and for coasting, and sometimes square-rigged but usually sloop-rigged