English Explanatory Dictionary

doit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small Dutch coin, equivalent to one-eighth of a stiver.
  2. A small amount; a bit, a jot.
  3. In jazz music, a note that slides to an indefinite pitch chromatically upwards.
verb
  1. To stumble; to blunder.

Pronunciation

/dɔɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doit.wav

Word forms

doit doits doiting doited

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German doyt, cognate with Middle Dutch duit. Doublet of thwaite.

Derived words

doitkin
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