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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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FOITIE, n.² A bird of the tit family (Mry., Bnff. 1975).

[Sic, but poss. the whitethroat is meant. See Fitin, 2. and phs. Wheet, n.¹, 3. Cf. P.L.D. § 134.]