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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1863

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¶KITTLUCK, n. A kitten.Gsw. 1863 J. Young Ingle Nook 96:
For kittluck he wad ne'er let gang, To ony that wad dae it wrang.

[From Kittl-in, id., with substitution of dim. suff. -uck, -Ock.]

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