Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1899
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BILTER, n.
1. "A child" (Dmf. 1808 Jam.).Rnf. 1899 J. Shaw Country Schoolmaster 344:
In Renfrewshire a thriving child was a "big bilter."
2. (See quot.)Dmf. 1899 J. Shaw Country Schoolmaster 344:
Bilter . . . a minnow. Dumfriesshire. Perhaps a generalised idea of "a little one."
