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spoot

nounsea

long narrow bivalve sudden darting movement

A razor clam (long, narrow bivalve); also used for a sudden, darting movement.

Example in use

He gied a spoot ower the dyke.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/SPOOT/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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