Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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†MITTEN, n.2 The male hen-harrier, Circus cyaneus (e.Lth. a.1900).
[O.Sc. mittane, myttane, a bird of prey, from c.1500, of obscure origin.]
