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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1995

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BIT, adv.2, prep., conj. Sc. form of Eng. but. See P.L.D. §60.1.Abd. 1995 Flora Garry Collected Poems 18:
Bit fyles yer birss begins to rise
An rummlins fae yer thrapple birl. Edb. 1995 Irvine Welsh Marabou Stork Nightmares (1996) 215:
Bit how, son? How should you be the yin tae run away!

Bit adv.2, prep., conj.

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