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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BY-BITE, BYE BIT, n. comb. A snack between meals (Abd.22, Lnk.3 1938). [′bɑɪ′bəit, -′bɪt, -′bɪ̢t]Sc. 1819 Scott Bride of Lamm. v.:
“Shame be in my meal-poke then”, exclaimed Lord Turntippet, “and your hand aye in the nook of it. I had set that down for a bye bit between meals for mysel.”
w.Dmf. 1917 J. L. Waugh Cute McCheyne 84:
For guidness' sake steer clear o' the mistress, for she disna believe in gi'ein bairns by-bites.

[By = subsidiary, minor, as in Eng. by-product and Sc. Bye-job, By-table, etc.]

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