Sc. [f. fit, Sc. form of FOOT v. + LAND.] ‘The near horse of the hinder pair in the plough, which “foots” the unploughed “land” while its neighbour walks in the furrow’ (Reid, Burns Concord., 1889).
1787. Burns, Auld Farmer’s Mare, xi.
| Thou was a noble fittie-lan’, | |
| As e’er in tug or tow was drawn! |
