Sc. [f. TID sb.1] trans. To choose the right time for; to time: esp. with reference to land or crops: cf. TID sb.1 2.
1808. Jamieson, Tid, v.a., to time, to choose the proper season. The aitseed has been weill tiddit, the proper season for sowing oats has been taken.
1883. J. Martin, Remin. Old Haddington, 317. He judiciously ‘tidded’ the land and manured highly so as to produce heavy crops.
