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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1906

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TIT-MY-TAT, n. comb. A nonce formation only in a children's riddle, meaning a gun (Abd. 1972).Edb. 1906 Rymour Club Misc. I. 112:
If I had my tit-my-tat, My tit-my-tat, my teinie, O I never have let Sir Hoker Poker Carry away Campeinie, O.

[Imit., suggesting the sound of a shot.]

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