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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1875
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¶MITTICK, n. Nonce Sc. form of Eng. emetic.Slk. 1875 Border Treasury (29 May) 506:
It widna stay wi' me ava; it made me worse than ony mittick.
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