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Gait vs Goit - What's the difference?

gait | goit |

As nouns the difference between gait and goit

is that gait is manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving while goit is a small artificial channel carrying water. Usually used with respect to channels built to feed mills.

As a verb gait

is to teach a specific gait to a horse.

gait

English

(wikipedia gait)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
    • Carrying a heavy suitcase, he walked with a lopsided gait .
  • (horses) One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To teach a specific gait to a horse.

    • Anagrams

    * (l), (l) ----

    goit

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, Yorkshire, and, Lancashire) A small artificial channel carrying water. Usually used with respect to channels built to feed mills.

    • Etymology 2

    Popularised by the television series . Possibly a shortening of (goitre) (i.e. a pain in the neck), or from (git).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal, pejorative) A fool.