tystie
/ˈtʌɪsti
/ /ˈtiːsti/noun (plural tysties) chiefly Scottish
Another term for black guillemot.One of the advantages of fishing close to the nest location is that tysties can afford to have two eggs....
- Walk along the edge opposite the stacks, looking for shags, tysties, eider ducks, grey seals.
- But what I did get was a superb sighting of four tysties, sitting on a ledge just a few yards away from me.
Origin
Late 18th century: of Norse origin.