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tisty-tosty
ˈtisty-ˈtosty, int., n., a. dial. Forms: 6– tisty-tosty, 6 tistitostie, 9 teesty-tosty. [In sense 1 perh. a mere ejaculation. In sense 3 it has been compared with † tyte tust(e or † tussemose a nosegay: see tuzzy-muzzy; but current dialect use associates it rather with toss, and tost, tossed.] † 1. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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tytetuste
† tyte tust, tytetuste Obs. rare—1. [app. related to titty, tutty n.2, in same sense; cf. tisty-tosty, tuzzy-muzzy.] A nosegay, posy.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 494/2 Tyte tust, or tusmose of flowrys or othyr herbys [S. tytetuste or tussemose], olfactorium. Oxford English Dictionary
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