Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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JEET, n.1
1. A small quantity of insipid liquor (Abd.2 1948). Cf. Jeetle.Abd.15 1924:
Aw got but a jeet o' soor ale oot o' the doup o' a bottle.
2. Fig. as a term of contempt: a worthless, gen. drunken, person (Abd.2 1948).Abd. 1826 D. Anderson Poems 71:
You'll aften see a drunken jeet Unable amaist to haud his feet.Abd. 1868 W. Shelley Wayside Flowers 177:
Yer shameless fraise o' siclike jeets.Abd. 1902 E.D.D.:
He's a low drunken jeet. He keeps company wi' ony orra jeet he can pick up.
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