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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DEEP-SITTIN, adj. comb. Applied to a bird when her period of sitting is almost over (Fif.13 1940).Fif. 1936 J. G. Horne Flooer o' the Ling 52:
A bird deep-sittin Is a joy unwritten
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"Deep-sittin adj. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 26 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/deepsittin>