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An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot. The ait where the osiers grew. R. Hodges (1649). Among green aits and meadows. Dickens.

The letter h or H.

The bone of the rump; also, the cut of beef surrounding this bone. [Spelt also edgebone.]

See Ætiology.

The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in aithority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state. My lord, there is a nobleman of the court at door would speak with you. Shak. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove. Sir. W. Scott.

Same as Aitchbone.

An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] "Osiers on their eights." Evelyn.

A little island in a river or lake. See Ait. [Written also ait, ayt, eey, eyet, and eyght.] Blackstone.

The aititude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece.

The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump. Natch bone, the edgebone, or aitchbone, in beef.

ficer round the rampart of a garrison, or among sentinels, to see that the sentinels are faithful and all things safe; also, the guard or officer, with his attendants, who performs this duty; -- usually in the plural.

Among butchers, the piece of beef betwen the sirloin and the aitchbone piece. See Illust. of Beef.