bittock

American  

[bit-uhk] / ˈbɪt ək /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. a little bit.

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Etymology

Origin of bittock

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

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Example Sentences

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bittock

"A wee bittock," was the answer, "but it's graund for taties and turnips."

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Robert Turnbull

A Mile an’ a Bittock A mile an’ a bittock, a mile or twa 110 V. A Lowden Sabbath Morn The clinkum-clank o’ Sabbath bells 111 VI.

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

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 Robert Louis Stevenson

This is but a bittock of mineral worth a thousand dinars; why dost thou style it a jewel?

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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 Lucy Fitch Perkins

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