In the Kittle Kink we have fine combination of dialect terms. "Kittle" stands for ticklish, in the sense of any difficulty that is tricky rather than formidable, while "kink" is an awkward corner, bend, twist or turn. Kittle Kink is a tricky hole to play because there is a bend on the fairway, a "dog-leg," as it is sometimes described. A Scots caddie at this stage of the round may probably tell you that you have "a kittle job afore ye," meaning you have a difficult task confronting you. It is in that sense the word is constantly used in old Scots tales. It occurs in "Guy Mannering" and also in Rob Roy,"and is in constant use in Scotland to this day. So also is "kink."' There is nothing more common in personal criticism than the remark "There's a kink in his nature somewhere," in referring to an otherwise popular person. Or again, in extenuation of someone's faults, "Ah, yes, but he's got a kindly kink too."