Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Scotch and English dialectal form of
beetle .
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Examples
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They all carry their "bittle," as they call their lunch, in bright looking tin cans with close fitting covers which make nice plates.
A Woman Rice Planter 1914
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Oh, I linked yah to my wittle bittle blogie: www.crazycreativegurl.blogspot.com
Win Some Crafty Stuff! Sarah Moore 2007
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Me, I seem to be reading lots of ittle-bittle snatches of things and not reaching the end of anything.
What Are You Reading? Any Good? Sharon Bakar 2005
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Me, I seem to be reading lots of ittle-bittle snatches of things and not reaching the end of anything.
Archive 2005-08-01 Sharon Bakar 2005
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When dad got the third or fourth bittle of cognac, you laughed loudly.
RIP, grandpa. magnio 2006
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Here's where I panicked a bittle because i find situations like this so stressful to explain to people.
lily-white Diary Entry lily-white 2002
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She had been over to a neighbor's, as she said, "to ketch fiah fo 'cook Gibbie bittle."
A Woman Rice Planter 1914
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De bittle pyo stan like he freeze een ebbry boddy mout.
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De hawn done blow, an all de han bin a set down rasslin wid cole bittle and trowin an ketchin foolishness one tur anurrer.
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Soon a mornin, Buh Rabbit rise and tun in fuh cook he bittle.
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