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

Example Sentences

A Scottish mile is reckoned to be two English ones, and the bittock might mean anything—another Scottish mile or two, as the case might be.

From Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) by Various

"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 Turnbull, Robert

It's unco late, and it's sax miles an' a bittock doun the water; I doubt if we can find man and horse the night, mair especially as they hae mounted a sentinel before the gate.

From Old Mortality, Volume 1. by Scott, Walter, Sir

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 Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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 Stevenson, Robert Louis