Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1847-1882
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JILT, v.1, n.2
I. v. To throw or dash water on one (Fif. 1825 Jam., Fif. 1959).
II. n. A small quantity or dash of water or other liquid (Per., Fif. 1825 Jam.; Fif. 1959).Sc. a.1848 D. Hogg Rev. J. Wightmam (1873) 106:
I hae seen a cow that could gie a lilt, and a gude jilt too.Clc. 1882 J. Walker Poems 108:
Coffee kirsen'd wi' a jilt o' cream.
Also deriv. form jilter (Uls.3 1930: “a jilter o' sour milk”).
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