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From Dutch schuit. Compare shout ("flat-bottomed boat").

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schuit (plural schuits)

  1. A flat-bottomed Dutch river-boat; a barge.

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Dutch

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From Middle Dutch schute, from Old Dutch skūta. Cognate with Middle Low German schûte (a type of boat or light ship). Perhaps tied to Proto-Germanic *skeutaz (quick), thus making it related to Old Norse skúta (a small craft or cutter), Old Norse skjótr (quick), Old English sċēot (quick, ready), Dutch schieten (to shoot).

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schuit f (plural schuiten, diminutive schuitje n)

  1. a boat or small ship, usually a flat-bottomed one used for inland navigation or less commonly for coastal navigation; a barge

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  • Afrikaans: skuit
  • Danish: skøjte
  • English: schuyt
  • Norwegian: skøyte

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schuit

  1. A flat-bottomed boat, barge
  2. The master of or other sailor on such a boat