Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SKOOT, v.1, n. Also skut, skuit. [skut, sk(j)øt-]
I. v. intr. To project, to jut, to extend at an angle, e.g. of a boat's stem or stern (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928); Ork. 1929 Marw.; I.Sc. 1970). Also with out. Ppl.adj. skutet, projected, raked, of a boat's stern; deriv. skuitsy, splay-footed, having feet which point outwards (Marw.); also skootie, big, splay, of feet (Ork. 1970); tr. to thrust forth or out.Jak.:
Shø skuts ut beaft. A guid boat, but shø was skutet ut beaft. What is du skutin ut dy feet for?
II. n. A projection, anything which sticks out or forward; specif. the angle of projection of a boat's stem or stern, the rake.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
A great skut o' a fit.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
What an awful skoot that boat has.
