English Explanatory Dictionary

noust

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A trench or other hollow area, sometimes with walls, where a boat can be hauled up and left ashore.

Word forms

noust nousts

Etymology

From the (unattested) Norn reflex of Old Norse naust (“boathouse”). Cognate with Faroese neyst, Norwegian naust, Danish nøst (“boat-shed”).

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