BAHUT


Meaning of BAHUT in English

/bah"hoot, -hooht; beuh hoot", -hooht"/ ; Fr. /bann yuu"/ , n. , pl. bahuts /bah"hoots, -hoohts; beuh hoots", -hoohts"/ ; Fr. /bann yuu"/ .

1. a medieval French chest for household goods, originally small and portable.

2. a dwarf parapet or attic wall, esp. one carrying the wall plates of a church roof.

[ 1830-40; bahu, bahuz, perh.

baghôdi cover, protection, equiv. to * bag- BAG + * -hôdi protection, akin to HIDE 1 , HUT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .