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Ait \Ait\, n. [AS. ?, ?, perh. dim. of [imac]eg, [imac]g,
island. See {Eyot}.]
An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot.
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The ait where the osiers grew. --R. Hodges
(1649).
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Among green aits and meadows. --Dickens.
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Ait \Ait\, n.
Oat. [Scot.] --Burns.
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Eyot \Ey"ot\ ([imac]"[o^]t or [=a]t), n. [Ey (AS. [imac]g or
Icel. ey) F. dim. termination -ot; cf. AS. [imac]geo[eth].
See {Island}, and cf. {Ait}.]
A little island in a river or lake. See {Ait}. [Written also
{ait}, {ayt}, {ey}, {eyet}, and {eyght}.] --Blackstone.
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