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

This is but a bittock of mineral worth a thousand dinars; why dost thou style it a jewel?

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

But there's ae thing that God nor man canna bide in a watch, an' that's whan it stan's still for a bittock, an' syne gangs on again.

From Robert Falconer by MacDonald, George

One man he shaved for two scones and another for a bittock of cheese, and he was in demand, because there was no other barber on board.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

"There's been but feow o' yer kin, be their fau'ts what they micht, wad forget ony 'at luikit for a kin' word or a kin' deed!—Aggie, lass, ye'll convoy him a bittock, willna ye?"

From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by MacDonald, George

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