Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HINTER-TINTER, adv. This way and that, see-saw, swinging in the balance, touch-and-go. Rare.Sh. 1916 J. Burgess Rasmie's Smaa Murr (22 Sept.):
Aye mair an mair is hinter-tinter on da bizmar [steelyard] o tröth.
