Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FIT, v.2 Sc. usages: 1. To suit, serve with what is wanted, to satisfy one's requirements. Also in Eng. dial. Hence ppl.adj. fittit, pleased, satisfied (ne.Sc., m.Lth., Ayr., Rxb. 1951).Ayr. 1786 Burns To G. Hamilton i.:
If sae be ye may be Not fitted otherwhere.Edb. 1811 H. Macneill Bygane Times 33:
Bless me! quo I, can ye forget me! Syne tauld my name and what wad fit me.Slk. 1828 Hogg Shepherd's Cal. viii.:
He could only articulate, “You're fitted now.”Abd.7 1925:
He wis richt fittet wi' himsel.
†2. Vbl.n. fitting. In mining: the whole machinery, plant and works of a colliery (Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Mining Terms 29).Lnk. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 VI. 725:
The numerous attempts for, and fittings of coal in the parish, have arisen from the speculative spirit of the age.
