Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PITTOUGH, int. Also piteuch. A cry imitating the sound of a shot. [pə′t(j)ux]Ags. 1819 J. Bowick Montrose Char. (1880) 27:
He then presented — fired — and, at the shot, Halloed with sudden sound, crying “Pittough”!Ags. 1880 G. W. Donald Poems 196:
Arm'd with a trusty pike-staff for a gun, The hero cried “Piteuch!” and off she went.
