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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pit(t, v.² Also: pet, pitth-. P.p. pit, pet. [North. e.m.E. pitte (1641), north. and espec. Sc. var. of Put v.Appar. a late var. of Put v. rather than directly repr. late ME. pit (14–15th c.), pyt (c 1420), p.t. pitte (Gower), p.p. pett, i)pit (14th c.), ypitte (c 1440), if the latter is indeed to be derived, as OED. conjectures, f. OE. pȳtan (whence also ME. puit-, puyten (c 1330–c 1400)).]

To put, in various senses of Put v.(a) (a) 1572 Wemyss Chart. 209.
We … appellis … for ramaid to be pit heirin, pitthinge and submitting ws … vnder thair tuition and defens 1576 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 300.
For the sauing of the trey to pitt about the asiltrie 1588 King Cat. i. viij b.
Thay schaw thair greit temeritie, pitting sic mes in thair kallendar for sanctes 1602 Tailor's Acc. Bk. 19 b.
For ane wallat to pit the graith in 1607 Crim. Trials II. 533.
That gif ye will pitt the mater to ane assyse [etc.] 1608 Tailor's Acc. Bk. 64.
Silk to pit on the pasmentis 1622 Mar & Kellie MSS. Suppl. 138.
Porter … is gone to pit the King of Spane too it Ib. 139.
For the Venetians, we pit noe doute of all the good thaye can doe to us 1654 Lanark B. Rec. 153.
To pit up … ane round oe 1663 Misc. Hist. Soc. V. 155.
[Written in the margin] Pitt the thrid in the second place(b) 1611 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 337.
And to pet in twa yetes ther(c) (a) 1501 Treas. Acc. II. 128.
To ane masoun in Faukland that wes pit fra the werk 1582 Mill Mediæv. Plays 169.
Gif thay dissobay, the disciple [sic] of the kirk salbe pit in execution 15.. Misc. Spald. C. II. 191.
Al our grit affaris … to be orderit and pit to guid effect in al poinctis 1606 Edinb. Masons 9.
For witnes off the same thai haif pit to thair markis with thair awin handis 1622 Mar & Kellie MSS. Suppl. 134.
The Prince of Condé shuld have bein pit from court for a filthye sin [etc.] Ib. 136.
Sume matter of great moment is pit to the hazarde 1622 Bk. Old Edinb. C. XX. 99.(b) 1564–7 Canongate Kirk S. (ed.) 74.
Villiam Enys for marying at the mes pet furth of the kirk a1500 Rauf C. (1572) 740.
How he was ludgeit and led, and pet at sa licht