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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1821
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TOIT, n.2 Variant form of Tit, n.2, a sharp light blow, Tid, n.2, q.v., which are the usual readings in the proverb below. There may have been some confusion in form with n.Eng. dial. toit, a tumble, an upset (from Toit, n.1).Sc. 1821 H. Duncan S. Country Weaver 178:
Mony masters! quo' the paddock, when every tooth o' the harrow took him a toit.
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