Definition of 'davit'
noun
a cranelike device, usually one of a pair, fitted with a tackle for suspending or lowering equipment, esp a lifeboat
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Word origin of 'davit'
C14: from Anglo-French daviot, diminutive of Davi David noun
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Word origin of 'davit'
ME & OFr daviot, dim. of David, prob. with reference to the slaying of GoliathTrends of 'davit'
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