An archaic or dialectal word meaning a small amount or a bit of something.
From Middle English and Old English origins, possibly related to 'hote' or variants meaning a small portion. The word is rarely used in modern English except in historical or regional contexts.
This word is basically a ghost from Middle English—most English speakers have never heard it, but it shows how languages constantly shed old words like snakes shedding skin!
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