Definitions For Doit

Etymology 1

Borrowed from {{bor, en, gml, doyt}}, cognate with {{cog, dum, duit}}. {{doublet, en, thwaite}}.

Noun

DOIT (plural DOITs) (historical) A small Dutch coin, equivalent to one-eighth of a stiver. (archaic) A small amount; a bit, a jot. (music) In jazz music, a note that slides to an indefinite pitch chromatically upwards.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from {{bor, en, sco, doit}}, apparently a Scots cognate of {{doublet, en, dote, notext=1}}.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (Scotland, rare) To stumble; to blunder.