eyot

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eyot - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eyot \Ey"ot\ ([imac]"[o^]t or [=a]t), n. [Ey (AS. [imac]g or
     Icel. ey) + F. dim. termination -ot; cf. AS. [imac]geo[eth].
     See Island, and cf. Ait.]
     A little island in a river or lake. See Ait. [Written also
     ait, ayt, ey, eyet, and eyght.] --Blackstone.
     [1913 Webster]