Middle English Dictionary Entry
stitton adj.
Entry Info
Forms | stitton adj. |
Etymology | Origin unknown; ?cp. stutten v., EMnE stitty stitty adj., & Scot. dial. stite to stumble, stagger. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An abusive epithet of uncertain meaning.
Associated quotations
- 1591(?a1425) Chester Pl.(Hnt HM 2)197/314 : Saye, rotten hunter with thy gode, stytton stallon, styck-tode! I reade that thou no wronge us bode, lest thou beaton bee!