bittock

American  

[bit-uhk] / ˈbɪt ək /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. a little bit. bite.

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Etymology

Origin of bittock

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

Example Sentences

"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

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

"A wee bittock," was the answer, "but it's graund for taties and turnips."

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert

A Scottish mile is reckoned to be two English ones, and the bittock might mean anything—another Scottish mile or two, as the case might be.

From Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) by Various