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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1898
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†KIT-KAE, n.comb. Pit-a-pat.Sh. 1898 Shetland News (22 Oct.):
My heart is playin' kit-kae ithin me breest til I can hear him.
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