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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BILTIE, adj. “Thick and clubbish” (Lnk. 1825 Jam.²).

Hence biltiness, “clubbishness, clumsiness” (Lnk. 1879 Jam.⁵).