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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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YITTER, v.¹ To chatter, of a human being or bird (Slg., Fif., Ayr., Dmf., Rxb. 1974); to keep grumbling or grousing (Ayr. 1974).Dmf. 1915 J. L. Waugh Betty Grier 49:
The yittering of the curlew.