Eyot

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eyot \Ey"ot\ ([imac]"[o^]t or [=a]t), n. [Ey (AS. [imac]g or
     Icel. ey) + F. dim. termination -ot; cf. AS. [imac]geo[eth].
     See {Island}, and cf. {Ait}.]
     A little island in a river or lake. See {Ait}. [Written also
     {ait}, {ayt}, {ey}, {eyet}, and {eyght}.] --Blackstone.
     [1913 Webster]