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_Morison._
TIFT, _s._ Used as expressive of tediousness, S.
Isl. _tef-ia_, Su. G. _toefw-a_, to delay.
TIFT, _s._
1. The act of quarrelling, Loth. _tiff_, E.
2. The act of struggling in a wanton or dallying way, Loth.
3. The action of the wind.
_Ritson._
Isl. _tyft-a_, to chastise.
_To_ TIFT, _v. a._ To quaff.
_Hamilton._
E. _tiff_, drink, or a draught.
_To_ TIG, _v. n._
1. To touch lightly, to dally, S.
_Evergreen._
2. To trifle with, to treat in a scornful and contemptuous manner.
_Rutherford._
Isl. _teg-ia_, _teig-ia_, lactare, allicere.
~Tig-tow~, _s._ _To play at tig-tow_, to pat backwards and forwards, to dally, S.
_Tig_, and Su. G. _toefw-a_, morari.
TIG, TEYG, _s._ A pet, a fit of sullen humour.
_Ferguson._
Gael. _taoig_, a fit of pa.s.sion; Su. G. _tig-a_, to be silent.
~Tiggy~, _adj._ Petty, p.r.o.ne to pettishness, S.
_To_ TIG-TAG, _v. n._ To trifle, to be busy while doing nothing of importance.
E. _ticktack_, a game at tables.
_Baillie._
TIGHT, TICHT, _part. pa._ and _pret._
1. Tied.
_Sir Gawan._
2. Prepared, girt for action.
_Gawan and Gol._
A. S. _tyg-an_, to bind, Isl. _ty-ia_, instruo.
TYISDAY, _s._ Tuesday.
V. ~Tysday~.
TIKE, TYKE, TYK, _s._
1. A dog, a cur; properly one of a larger and common breed, S.
_Dunbar._
Su. G. _tik_, Isl. _tyk_, a little b.i.t.c.h.
2. A selfish snarling fellow, S.
_Gl. Surv. Moray._
~Tike-tyrit~, _adj._ Dog-weary, tired like a dog after coursing or running, S.
_Minstr. Bord._
~Tyked~, _adj._ Having the disposition of a degenerate dog, currish.
_Watson._
