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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BROLTIE, n. Also broltie teeting, skitter broltie.

1. The corn bunting, Emberiza miliaria.Ork. 1910 J. Firth in Old-Lore Misc., Ork., Sh., etc. III. iii. 135:
The bird called Skitter Broltie in Orkney is the Common or Corn Bunting. . . . Other names given to it in Orkney are the Broltie Teeting, and the Thistle Cock.

2. “A short, thick-set person is dubbed in Orkney a broltie” (Ib.).

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