DOIT

Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Etymology 2

Verb

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



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