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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
NETTIN, n. Sc. usage of Eng. netting, used attrib. in comb. nettin' stripe, a criss-cross or through-running stripe. Used fig. in quot.Ayr. 1822 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage (1892) 152:
Our kintra folk . . . like a lilt nane the waur o' haein' . . . a gude nettin' stripe o' blue in 't.
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