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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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EENDY, EENTY, num.adj. One. Used in child's counting-out rhyme (Lnk.11 (eendy), Arg.3 (eendy), Ayr.8 (eenty) 1949). [′indi, ′inti]Mry. 1889 Gregor Counting Out Rhymes in Trans. Bch. Field Club I. 197:
Eendy, beendy, Bambor, eendy Over, dover, dick. [For other versions, see Ib. 173–200.]Edb. 1906–11 Rymour Club Misc. I. 103:
Eenty, teenty, tuppenny bun, The cat went out to get some fun.Gsw. 1964 George Friel The Boy who Wanted Peace (1985) 226:
He circled round the flaming money in his own version of a Comanche dance and drunk with Savage's influence he too chanted. "Eenty-teenty, figgerty-fel, Percy's in a prison cell, I saw the cops and widny tell, You-are-OUT!" Edb. 1987 Edinburgh Evening News Apr :
Eenty teenty tirry mirry, Ram, tam, toosh, Crawl under the bed and catch a wee fat moose, Cut it up in slices, Fry it in the pan, Be sure and keep the gravy, For the wee fat man
