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dout

Pronunciation: /daʊt/
(also dowt)
chiefly Scottish
Definition of dout

verb

[with object]
  • extinguish (a fire or light): he sent her and Peter back to dout the fire

noun

  • a cigarette end: he inserts the dout off-centre between his lips

Origin:

early 16th century (as a verb): contraction of do out. The noun dates from the 1940s

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