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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†FLITCHER, n.2 A man or counter in the game of Corsicrown.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 142:
Two players play, each has three men, or flitchers; now there are seven points for these men to move about on.

[Agent noun prob. from a variant form of Fitch, v., n.1 Cf. also Eng. dial. †flitch, to move from place to place, prob. a variant of Flit, v.]

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