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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BETWEES(H), BETWISHT, BETUIXT, BETWIXT, prep. Between. [bɪ′twis, bɪ′twiʃ, bɪ′twɪʃt, bɪ′twɪkst]Bnff. 1853 Meg and Geordie, Bnffsh. Jnl. (3 May):
But I would grace his bridal bed, And lie betweesh him and the wa'.Abd. [1768] A. Ross Helenore (1778) 18:
For when love dwells betweesh twa lovers leel, Nor good nor ill from ither they conceal.Abd.⁴ 1929:
Betwees an' between, much alike; not exactly the one or the other.Edb. 1716 Ramsay Chr. Kirke ii. xv.:
Tam Lutter had a muckle dish, And betwisht ilka tune, He laid his lugs in't like a fish.

Phrase: betwixt —, betuixt and, until, before. See Atween, 3 (1).Sc. 1754 Nairne Peerage Evidence (1873) 52:
Any lawful day betwixt and the twelfth day of November.Lnk. 1711 Minutes J.P.'s Lnk. (S.H.S. 1931) 110:
Att such convenient tyme . . . betuixt and the nixt Sessions.