Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OOIT, n. The wren, Troglodytes troglodytes (w.Lth., Lnk. 1964).
[Prob. echoic, from its call. Cf. Hooit, and Oyt.]
