The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Skitty — Skit ty, n. [Cf. {Skittish}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A rail; as, the water rail (called also {skitty cock}, and {skitty coot}); the spotted crake ({Porzana maruetta}), and the moor hen. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skitty coot — Skitty Skit ty, n. [Cf. {Skittish}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A rail; as, the water rail (called also {skitty cock}, and {skitty coot}); the spotted crake ({Porzana maruetta}), and the moor hen. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Porzana maruetta — Skitty Skit ty, n. [Cf. {Skittish}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A rail; as, the water rail (called also {skitty cock}, and {skitty coot}); the spotted crake ({Porzana maruetta}), and the moor hen. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
