Dite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /daɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Dite is a verb meaning (US, Maine) A trifling quantity or amount.
Meaning
(US, Maine) A trifling quantity or amount.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To prepare for use or action; to make ready.
Example Sentences
His hideous club aloft he dites.
A “dite” is a Maine measurement, somewhere between a smidge and a bit.
“Set your calipers a dite bigger’n the hole so’s they’ll fit good and snug.”
Two carpenters were moving a small building onto a new foundation, and one of them says, “Shove it my way a dite!” The other shoved, but shoved a little too hard. “Nope — too much! I said a dite!”
Word Forms
- dites
- diting
- dited
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include division, ready, get ready, able, dight, provide.
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