doit (plural doits)
(historical) A small Dutch coin, equivalent to one-eighth of a stiver.
(archaic) A small amount; a bit, a jot.
(music) In jazz music, a note that slides to an indefinite pitch chromatically upwards.
doit (third-person singular simple present doits, present participle doiting, simple past and past participle doited)
(Scotland, rare) To stumble; to blunder.
Source: Wiktionary
Doit, n. Etym: [D. duit, Icel. pveit, prop., a piece cut off. See Thwaite a piece of ground, Thwite.]
1. A small Dutch coin, worth about half a farthing; also, a similar small coin once used in Scotland; hence, any small piece of money. Shak.
2. A thing of small value; as, I care not a doit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
