Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish place-names).
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BIT. Bute as pronounced in the Firth of Clyde area (Ayr. 1886 J. Meikle Lintie 133). [bøt, bɪt. See P.L.D. § 35.]
[O.Sc. Bot, Bote, Gael. Bòd, whence the surname Boyd.]
