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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BIT(T)EL, Bittle, Botel, n.

1. (See quots.)Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Bitel and botel . . . a fang; tusk of a hog.Sh. (Yell) 1914 J. M. Hutcheson W.-L.:
Bittles, pigs' teeth.

2. “Great malformed tooth” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
Bittel, an abnormal tooth; a deformed or very prominent tooth.