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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1816
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¶SPITTIE, n. Also spitty. A horse (Cld. 1825 Jam.).Lnk. 1816 G. Muir Minstrelsy 6, 8:
Some boys are soon dispatched sundry ways, To fetch the spitties frae the country round . . . Equipt wi' whip and spur across the spitty.
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"Spittie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/spittie>
