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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BITTS, n.pl.
1. “The bad taste left in the mouth after a night's debauch” (Kcb.1 1934).
2. In phr.: to tak the bitts out of someone's mouth, to give someone a drink.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 72:
Will ye no tak the bitts out o' my mouth the day, is a common phrase by those who long to have drink from their neebours.
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"Bitts n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bitts>
