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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1824

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†CUITING, n. Also quiting (Gall. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 180). A bed-cover, coverlet.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 7:
He'd tae bed and tak a nap; His kind Lucky glad did seem now, And wi' the cuiting him did hap.

[The spelling represents a s.Sc. pronunciation of coat + -ing. Cf. Cweetin, idem.]

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