bittock

American  

[bit-uhk] / ˈbɪt ək /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. a little bit.

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Etymology

Origin of bittock

First recorded in 1795–1805; bit ² + -ock

Example Sentences

There were not many distractions for a boy of active habits and restless tendencies during the long double service of two hours and a bittock in the Cameronian kirk of Cairn Edward.

From Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

"Hoot toot, lassie, what's the taxes on a bittock o' wild land and useless water?"

From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John

There's no sense in crossing a bridge till you come to it, and this bridge is still four months and a bittock away.

From The Scotch Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch

It's unco late, and it's sax miles an' a bittock doun the water; I doubt if we can find man and horse the night, mair especially as they hae mounted a sentinel before the gate.

From Old Mortality, Volume 1. by Scott, Walter, Sir

A mile an' a bittock, a mile or twa, Abune the burn, ayont the law, Davie an' Donal' an' Cherlie an' a', An' the mune was shinin' clearly!

From Underwoods by Stevenson, Robert Louis