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bankskuta
noun
bank·sku·ta
\ˈbaŋkˌskütə\
variants: less commonly
bankskoite
\-kȯitə\Definition of bankskuta
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: a usually ketch-rigged Scandinavian fishing craft designed for use in the North Sea bank fisheries and averaging from 30 to 70 tons burden
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Origin and Etymology of bankskuta
bankskuta from Swedish, from bank + skuta sloop, smack; bankskoite from Norwegian bankskøite, from bank + skøite sloop, smack
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