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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Geat \Geat\ (g[=e]t), noun [See {Gate} a door.] (Founding) The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mold in casting. [Written also {git}, {gate}.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gate \Gate\ (g[=a]t), noun [OE. [yogh]et, [yogh]eat, giat, gate, door, AS. geat, gat, gate, door; akin to OS., D., & Icel. gat opening, hole, and perh. to E. gate a way, gait, and get, v. Cf. {Gate} a way, 3d {Get}.]
1. A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.; also, the movable structure of timber, metal, etc., by which the passage can be closed.
2. An opening for passage in any inclosing wall, fence, or barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or opens a passage. Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance or of exit.
Knowest thou the way to Dover? Both stile and gate, horse way and footpath. --Shak.
Opening a gate for a long war. --Knolles.
3. A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage of water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc.
4. (Script.) The places which command the entrances or access; hence, place of vantage; power; might.
The gates of hell shall not prevail against it. --Matt. xvi. 18.
5. In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into.
6. (Founding) (a) The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mold; the ingate. (b) The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece. [Written also {geat} and {git}.]
{Gate chamber}, a recess in the side wall of a canal lock, which receives the opened gate.
{Gate channel}. See {Gate}, 5.
{Gate hook}, the hook-formed piece of a gate hinge.
{Gate money}, entrance money for admission to an inclosure.
{Gate tender}, one in charge of a gate, as at a railroad crossing.
{Gate valva}, a stop valve for a pipe, having a sliding gate which affords a straight passageway when open.
{Gate vein} (Anat.), the portal vein.
{To break gates} (Eng. Univ.), to enter a college inclosure after the hour to which a student has been restricted.
{To stand in the gate} or {To stand in the gates}, to occupy places or advantage, power, or defense.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Git \Git\, noun (Founding) See {Geat}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
git
noun: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a 'git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}]
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
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