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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1929, 1992
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TILLIE, n.2 The tiller of a boat (Bnff. c.1930; Fif. 1972).Cai. 1929 Scots Mag. (January) 249:
It's himself that'll be at the tillie!Fif. 1992 Simon Taylor Mortimer's Deep 252:
'Noo awaa an hae a wurd wi yer laddie,' Simon said. 'Brither Michael'll hud the tillie, he kens the waters roon here.'
