lintie Sc.
(ˈlɪntɪ)
Also linty.
[f. lint in lintwhite + dim. ending -ie -y).]
= linnet.
| 1795 Burns Verses Destr. Woods 4 Where linties sang and lambkins play'd. a 1835 Hogg Ringan & May 41 Poet. Wks. 1838 I. 300 She trows..The linty's cheip a ditty tame. 1899 Crockett Kit Kennedy 198, I heard the linties singing where I was falling asleep. |