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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Carying, Careing, n. Also: karying, cariyng; careyng, careying; caring, cairing, kering. [ME. caryynge (c 1440), e.m.E. carieng (1521), carrying, f. Cary v.] Carrying.(a) 1375 Barb. xix. 726.
That thai war feill, men mycht weill se, That in carying so lang suld be 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 100.
For the carying of the Chapell graytht to Lythgow 1494 Ib. 241.
For the cariyng of the copburd and siluer veschale, iij hors 1528 Acta Conc. MS. XXXVIII. 185.
To bring oxin for the karying of the artalȝery 1552–3 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 278.
For thre draucht of stoppis and carying fra Grantoun to Leyth 1592 Warrender P. II. 195.
It was thocht best that he suld undertak the carying of the saidis letters 1609 Hilderstoun Silver Mines I.
For carying of … tymber … aboord of the ship(b) 1494 Treas. Acc. I. 247.
For the careyng and bryngen of the tymmyr fra Lochlomond 1547 Ib. IX. 78.
The best gait for careing of monitioun towart Langholme 1552–3 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 278.
For the careing of xxiij pece of the stanis in ane small bot 1571 Inverness B. Rec. I. 209.
Careing of ane pakkald 1596–7 Misc. Spald. C. V. 65.
For careing of the gallowis to the blokhous 1631 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 3.
For careing of the … sklaitt fra the Brumilaw 1641 Peebles B. Rec. 102.
For careing and leiding of thair fewall(c) 1552–3 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 278.
To Laurence Tod for … caring of ilk boitful [of stanis] 1555 Melrose R. Rec. III. 224.
A ȝet closand and opynand for the caring of the tymmer 1603 Montgomery Mem. 247.
To my Lady Killders vagenman, for the caring of my sedell 1645 Tulliallan Coal Wks. 141 b.
For kering off 12 greatt treis … to the warks 1646 Ib. 196 b.
For caring off shrouding