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Goit vs Goin - What's the difference?

goit | goin |

As a noun goit

is a small artificial channel carrying water. Usually used with respect to channels built to feed mills.

As a verb goin is

eye dialect of lang=en.

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.

    • goin

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1870, author=Various, title=Punchinello, Vol. II., No. 34, November 19, 1870, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=I see they was goin , so I said:-- "My week-minded and misgided femails, hold your hosses a minnit, until an old statesman, who has served his country for 4 yeer as Gustise of the Peece, says a few remarks to you." }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=George Bernard Shaw, title=The Irrational Knot, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Youre goin on fit to raise the street." " }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=1994, date=April 29, author=Michael Dolan, title=Nixon in Hell, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Now I got nothing goin on but a fockin ping-pong tournament with Kurt Cobain, who fockin cheats, man, like it's gonna do him any fockin good. }}

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