Sc. and north. dial. ‘The call directed to a cat, when one wishes her to approach. It is generally doubled’ (Jam.). = puss, puss! So Cheetie = pussy.
1806. [J. Black], Falls of Clyde, 169 (Jam.).
| Cheet! cheet! waesucks, I doubt poor thing she’s dead: | |
| Fie light a wisp, and look below the bed! |
