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First published 2005 (SND, online supplement).
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CHITTIES, n.pl. Tripod irons with a chain and cleek to hold a cooking pot over a fire.Per. 1979 Betsy Whyte The Yellow on the Broom 71:
I had just hung the big iron kettle on to the chitties when I heard my parents and Katie approach.

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