1930: I hid three gless on Seturday nicht, bit I'm gaan t' pit in the pin. McKillop Poems 17: When men an' wives put in the pin, Your gaucie kytes ye maun draw in. 1856 “Young Glasgow” Deil's Hallowe'en 14: Hearin' that the Deil that e'en Was ettlin' to let loose a pin. He had religiously abstained from drinking during the twelve months he had himself determined to keep in the pin. Monteath Dunblane 88, 89: He resolved to pit in the pin for a twelve-month. Rodger Peter Cornclips 158: I ance was persuaded to put in the pin, But foul fa' the bit o't ava wad bide in. Burgess Sketches 45: Aandrew took after the hat full pin. or slang Eng.: to keep in the pin, to let oot the pin, to pit in the pin - a greasy pin, i.e. 1986) (ii) also in reference to drinking, later adopted in colloq. phrs.: (i) full pin, adv., at full speed (I. As in Eng., a peg used to control or regulate (1) the tension or speed of a spinning-wheel or similar piece of machinery. Duncan 162: “She widna do wi' me as she does wi' you I would sune pat a pin in her nose” - a figure of speech drawn from the custom of fastening a wooden pin in the nose of an obstreperous pig, to keep her from burrowing.Ģ. 1 1949: “That'll pit thee tae thee pins, my lad,” might be said to an opponent at draughts or whist or in ordinary life. (Douglas 1939) 16: The lad will o'er his tether rin, An' ca' his budget till a pin. vi.: The wife at the head o' the town Gae nought but a lang pin-todle. The halting, clumping walk, which could be likened to nothing so much as someone hobbling about on a pin leg. 27–9: The “pin-legged fiddler,” who was reputed to clump about within the house. Hence of persons: to pit one to his pins, to put someone into a fix, into a tight corner (11) to pit a pin in one's nose, to bring one under control, reduce to order, “put a stop to someone's nonsense” (see quot.) (Kcb. form of Tod, a round cake (9) temper-pin, see Temper (10) to ca' one's budget or pack till a pin, to squander one's money and possessions, reduce oneself to penury. 1929 Marw.) (8) pintodle, given as “a pincushion.” The second element is obscure, phs. (13)) (7) pin-strae, the crested dogstail grass, Cynosurus cristatus (Ork. 1923 Watson W.-B.) (6) pin-stick, a mistake for pirn-stick (see Pirn, n. Hence pin-legged (5) pin-mitten, a mitt knitted on a wooden pin instead of a knitting needle (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.) (3) peen-heid, the young fry of the minnow or stickleback (Rxb. and phrs.: (1) gallows pin, see Gallows (2) pin-fit, a wooden leg or foot (Rxb. in the sense of the common metal pin, see note). This entry has not been updated but may contain minor corrections and revisions. Includes material from the 19 supplements. Show Show Browse Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)įirst published 1968 (SND Vol.
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