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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BATTIT, ppl.adj. Suffering from Batts or colic (Abd. 1947).m.Sc. 1947 Scots Mag. (April) 10:
Young Wull Henderson sings oot: “Major's battit!” “Feenish yer denner,” says the wife. “The horse canna be that bad.”