goit
/ɡɔɪt/
goit1词源 1
词源链
- 英语English
goit
词源说明
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.
释义
名词noun
- 1UK, Yorkshire and LancashireA small artificial channel carrying water. Usually used with respect to channels built to feed mills.
goit2词源 2
词源说明
Popularised by the television series Red Dwarf. Possibly a shortening of goitre (i.e. a pain in the neck), or from git.
释义
名词noun
- 1(informal, derogatory) A fool.