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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1438-1657
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Hewing, Hewin, vbl. n. Also: hewyne, heving; hewching; hughing. [ME. hewyng, -ynge (c 1440).] Hewing; also attrib. with ax.(1) ?1438 Alex. ii. 7403.
To put ȝour bodeis to assay, In bath of sueit and swordis hewin 1501 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 89.
He sall furnys in hewing vjc fete of aslaurris 1554–5 Ib. III. 354.
For hewing of thre thak stanis to the rufe aboun the revestre dur 1574 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. 15.
Convict … for cutting, hewing down and distroying of grene wod 1590 Welwod Sea Law 67.
The hewing of ane mast ouer buird 1633 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 387.
The salmound fishings ... with all inshes liberties of shealling and hewching usit and wont 1657 Mure II. 236.
Passing a sentence against the trie for hughing downe thereof(2) 1456 Hay II. 28/30.
As the hewing ax is ordanyt to cutt doune treis 1489 Acts Lords of Council 106/2.
ij hewin axis 1504 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I. 50.
The spoliacioun … of ane heving ax fra Johnne Patry 1531 Bell. Boece II. 149.
He was heidit with ane hewing ax 1535 Dunferm. Reg. Ct. I. 33.
Ane hewyne ax 1557 Peebles B. Rec. 239.
Takkand to erd our … houssis, cuttand the samin with hewin axis 1589 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 130.
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