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QUERY1850

"Yote" or "Yeot"

By B.

Derivation of "Yote" or "Yeot."—What is the derivation of the word "yote" or "yeot," a term used in Glocestershire and Somersetshire, for "leading in" iron work to stone?

Topics: Derivation of Words, Iron Work

Locations: Glocestershire, Somersetshire