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Eyot Ey"ot ([imac]"[o^]t or [=a]t), n. [Ey (AS. [=i]g or Icel. ey) + F. dim. termination -ot; cf. AS. [=i]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]

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