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Smoot vs Smolt - What's the difference?

smoot | smolt |

As nouns the difference between smoot and smolt

is that smoot is (chiefly|greater boston) a unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches]] (approximately 170 [[meter|meters) or smoot can be (british) a small opening built into a dry-stone wall as a bolthole allowing a person to cross the wall while impeding the livestock while smolt is a young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.

As an adjective smolt is

bright; serene.

smoot

English

Etymology 1

(wikipedia smoot) Height of , who lay on the Harvard Bridge to measure it as an MIT fraternity prank.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, Greater Boston) A unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches]] (approximately 1.70 [[meter, meters).

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A small opening built into a dry-stone wall as a bolthole allowing a person to cross the wall while impeding the livestock.

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    smolt

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) smolt, smylt, from (etyl) smolt, .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Bright; serene.
  • Calm; fine; fair.
  • Smooth and shining.

    • Etymology 2

    Probably an alteration of smelt, due to . See above.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.

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