How do you pronounce smoot?

The recorded pronunciation is /smuːt/.

Where does smoot come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

smoot

/smuːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: smoot
IPA: /smuːt/

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Meaning

noun

A unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches (approximately 1.70 meters).

Humorous

noun

A small opening built into a dry-stone wall, fence, or hedge to allow sheep (and hares) to pass through; a thirl.

British usage

name

A surname.

Etymology

Derives from the height of Oliver R. Smoot, who had lain on the Harvard Bridge to measure it as a fraternity prank at MIT.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *smote, smátta, *smēhtǭ, *smēhaz

Usage

Humorous
British usage

Inflected Forms

smoots (plural) smoat (alternative) smout (alternative) smeut (alternative) smot (alternative) smut (alternative) smute (alternative) smeyut (alternative)

Synonyms

smoot hole

Rhymes With

shoot suit route cute fruit root dispute boot pursuit acute recruit salute