The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Skute \Skute\, n. [Icel. sk?ta; akin to Sw. skuta, Dan. skude,
   D. schuit, Lg. sch["u]te, and E. schoot, v.t.]
   A boat; a small vessel. [Obs.] --Sir R. Williams.
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