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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1612-1640
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Oring, Oir-, Oyr-, Oaring. [Anglicized form of -aring, -airing, etc., as in Four-airing n., Sax-aring n.] In Orkney and Shetl., of a boat: Having the number of oars (four, six or eight) specified. a. With boit. b. absol. —a. 1612 Orkney & Shetl. Ct. Bk. 6th Nov.
For the wrangous … hewing down and dimolisching of ane sex oring boit 1620 Orkney & Shetl. Test. I. 51 b.
Tua ald sex oiring boittis & ane four airing boit price of the peice x li. 1624 Ib. 108. 1625 Ib. 147.
Half ane four oyring boit pryce viij lib. x s.b. 1640 Mariner's Mirror XX. 317.
I … put it into the aucht oaring, and … imbarkit it in the ship
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