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bittock

American  
[bit-uhk] / ˈbɪt ək /

noun

Chiefly Scot.
  1. a little bit.


Etymology

Origin of bittock

First recorded in 1795–1805; bit 2 + -ock

Example Sentences

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"Hoot toot, lassie, what's the taxes on a bittock o' wild land and useless water?"

From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John

There's no sense in crossing a bridge till you come to it, and this bridge is still four months and a bittock away.

From The Scotch Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch

He ate his saumon wi' his fork in ae hand, and a bittock of bread in the other.

From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 by Lever, Charles James

A mile an’ a bittock, a mile or twa, Ab�ne the burn, ayont the law, Davie an’ Donal’ an’ Cherlie an’ a’, An’ the m�ne was shinin’ clearly!

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

A mile an' a bittock, a mile or twa, Abune the burn, ayont the law, Davie an' Donal' an' Cherlie an' a', An' the mune was shinin' clearly!

From Underwoods by Stevenson, Robert Louis