bankskuta

noun

bank·​sku·​ta

ˈbaŋkˌskütə

variants or less commonly bankskoite

-kȯitə

plural -s

: a usually ketch-rigged Scandinavian fishing craft designed for use in the North Sea bank fisheries and averaging from 30 to 70 tons burden

Word History

Etymology

bankskuta from Swedish, from bank + skuta sloop, smack; bankskoite from Norwegian bankskøite, from bank + skøite sloop, smack

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