Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1845-1958
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PATTY, n. Also pat(t)i, paatie, pautie (Sh. 1932 J. Saxby Trad. Lore 196), potye; paddy, pad(do), and dim. patsie (Jak.). [Sh. ′pɑtɪ; Ork. ′pɑdi]
1. A pig, esp. a young one (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 170, paatie, 1908 Jak. (1928), 1914 Angus Gl., patti; Ork. 1929 Marw., paddy, Ork. 1965); often one kept as a pet.Sh. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 XV. 128:
A young swine is here known by the name of a runny or grice; one fed about the fireside, a patty.Sh. 1886 G. Temple Britta 20:
When the repast was finished, the remnants were thrown to the “patsie” pig.Crm. 1918 Rymour Club Misc. III. 77:
The domestic pig was called the potye.Ork. 1931 J. Leask Peculiar People 40:
Eh, na, noo' I hard ye're killed ye're paddy.
Combs.: (1) paddy dreel, see quot. and Dreel; (2) patti-grice, a sucking pig, a piglet (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)); (3) paddy-tang, a seaweed, Fucus canaliculatus, sometimes eaten by pigs (Ork. 1929 Marw.; Sh. 1965); (4) paddy-yard, an enclosure for pigs (Marw.).(1) Ork. 1958 Ork. Herald (25 Feb.) 3:
A paddy dreel was the humorous term given to the act of taking a person by the ear (such as a child from his seat to the front of the schoolroom) and marching him along against his inclination.
2. A call-name for a pig (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), patsi; Ork. 1929 Marw., paddy, pad(do)).
[Cf. Dan. pattegris, a sucking pig, < patte, a teat.]
