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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Poyit, -att, ? var. of Piet n., used attrib., with allusion to the chattering of the magpie (cf. pyat toung, Piet n. attrib. and comb.). —a1578 Pitsc. I 225/30.
Sayand to him … , Werielie brother ȝe haue fyne poyit [v.r. poyatt] wordis I wald nocht haue trowit that ȝe had sic wordis
