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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1766
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BROTTLET, n. “A small coverlet” (Per. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl.).Per. 1766 A. Nicol Poems 55:
A silly fool, as chaste's a dove: Row'd in the brottlet when first seen, And chiefly lo'es his cog sinsyne.
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"Brottlet n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/brottlet>
