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ˈkittock Sc. ? Obs.
[f. as Kit n.4 + -ock dim.]
A familiar or disrespectful term for a girl or young woman; esp. a woman of loose character, a wanton; a mistress.
c1470Henryson Mor. Fab. iii. (Cock & Fox) xx, He was sa lous and sa lecherous: He had..kittokis ma than sevine. c1538Lyndesay Against Syde Taillis 108 He did lift ane Kittokis claithis. 1603Philotus iv, Ha, ha, quha brocht thir kittocks hither The mekill feind resaue the fithir. 1706R. Sempill Piper of Kilbarchan in Chambers' Pop. Hum. Scot. Poems (1862) 26 He was convoyer of the bride, With kittock hinging at his side. |