"puit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pjuːt/ Forms: puits [plural], puits [alternative]
Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: Borrowed from French puits (“well”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:puits<t:well>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "well", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "puits", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "puit", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="puit"> Borrowed from French puits (“well”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} puit (plural puits)
  1. (obsolete) A well; a small stream; a fountain; a spring. Tags: obsolete
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pjuːt/ Forms: puits [plural]
Rhymes: -uːt Head templates: {{en-noun}} puit (plural puits)
  1. An insectivorous shore bird, the brown-headed gull.
    Sense id: en-puit-en-noun--bc26e8q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 36 2 19 38 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 1 29 34 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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