What does gote mean?
Gote means A drain; sluice; ditch or gutter..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A drain; sluice; ditch or gutter..
... "Sculcoates gote to the mid- stream of the river Humber" is mentioned. The following extract from Lord John Russell's Memoirs of Thomas Moore (vol. v. p. 28.) may throw light on the site of this gote, one of the[…]
... Sculcoates gote to the Humber, for the purpose of draining the marshes within his lordship. In the south aisle of the church of Sutton, were formerly to be seen the arms of the family in glass, and at a later period there was in the[…]
... Sculcoates Gote to the Humber, after which it became the new waterway, so as to float large vessels from its mouth, northward to the point called "Sudcoates Gote, near the Charter House." Subsequently, disputes and much[…]
[In 44 Eliz.] a great controversie did arise in Co. Lincoln, about building of two new gotes at Skirbeck and Langrate (Langrick), for the draining of waters out of South Holland Fens into Boston Haven, which Sir Edward Dymoke with his friends supported.
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Gote means A drain; sluice; ditch or gutter..
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... "Sculcoates gote to the mid- stream of the river Humber" is mentioned. The following extract from Lord John Russell's Memoirs of Thomas Moore (vol. v. p. 28.) may throw light on the site of this gote, one of the[…]
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