GEAT

Etymology

Noun

geat (plural geats)

The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mould in casting.

Anagrams

• -gate, EGTA, ETag, GATE, Gate, e-tag, gate, geta

Etymology

Noun

Geat (plural Geats)

(history) A member of a North Germanic tribe formerly occupying what is now Götaland in Sweden.

Anagrams

• -gate, EGTA, ETag, GATE, Gate, e-tag, gate, geta

Source: Wiktionary


Geat, n. Etym: [See Gate a door.] (Founding)

Definition: The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mold in casting. [Written also git, gate.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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