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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fit, n.1 [ME. fyt(te, fit(t, OE. fitt.] a. A section of a poem. Here fig. b. A strain of music. —?1438 Alex. i. 512.
We sall reid ȝow sic ane fit That ȝe sall all the headis tyne 1567 G. Ball. 208.
Sa sall they pipe a merie fit
