n. [ See Ait. ] An island in a river; an ait. [ Obs. ] “Osiers on their eights.” Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. [ AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries. achta, D. & G. acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. ātta, Sw. åtta, Dan. otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. asztůni, Ir. & Gael. ochd, W. wyth, Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr.
a. [ AS. eahtat&ymacr_;ne, eahtatēne. See Eight, and Ten, and cf. Eighty. ] Eight and ten;
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a. & n. See Octodecimo. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. [ From Eighteen. ]
a. [ OE., fr. AS. eahtateóða; eahta eight + teóða tenth. Cf. Eighteenth, Tenth. ] Eighteenth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Eight times a quantity. [ 1913 Webster ]