Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶WHUTTLING, vbl.n. “A whispering, a quickening” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 479).
[It is not clear what MacTaggart means by his definition. The word may be a variant of or mistake for Whitter, v.2, 2.]
