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smoot¹

  • /smuːt/

Rhymes with -uːt

Where it comes from

Derives from the height of Oliver R. Smoot, who had lain on the Harvard Bridge to measure it as a fraternity prank at MIT.

noun smoots

  1. humorous A unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches (approximately 1.70 meters).

smoot²

Where it comes from

From Middle English *smote, *smotte, from Old Norse smátta (“narrow passageway, gap”), from Proto-Germanic *smēhtǭ (“narrow path”), from Proto-Germanic *smēhaz (“small, narrow”).

noun smoots · smoat · smout · smeut · smot · smut

  1. UK, dialectal A small opening built into a dry-stone wall, fence, or hedge to allow sheep (and hares) to pass through; a thirl.

    Similar: smoot hole

Smoot³

Where it comes from

Likely from the Dutch smout, someone who sold or worked with animal fat.

proper noun Smoots

  1. A surname.

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"smoot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/smoot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

smoot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/smoot

Chicago

"smoot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/smoot.

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@misc{smoot_2026,
  title = {smoot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/smoot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}