schuyt

noun

ˈskīt,

ˈskȯit,

ˈskāt,

D ˈsḵœᵫ̅t

plural -s

: a bluff-bowed Dutch boat fitted with leeboards, used chiefly on canals and for coasting, and sometimes square-rigged but usually sloop-rigged

Word History

Etymology

Dutch schuit, from Middle Dutch schute

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