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Quotation dates: 1496-1699
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Stak(k)ing, vbl. n. Also: stakkin, stacking, stakeing, stoking. [e.m.E. stakkynge (1531-2); Stak v.] The action of the verb.(1) 1525 Wigtown B. Ct. 165b (see Stak v. 1 a).
Staking 1569 Edinburgh Testaments I 232.
Wynning schering and stakking of the saidis cornis c1575 Balfour Pract. 220.
The fruitis of the samin benefice beand seperate fra the ground, be scheiring, stouking or stakking thairof, the samin, efter his deceis, aucht and sould pertene to the executouris 1579 Reg. Privy C. III 216.
The leiding and staking of the saidis teindis 1590–1 Exchequer Rolls XXII 145.
For mawing, winning, leiding, stacking and howsing of the hay of the new medowis of Falkland 1596 Protocol Book of J. Inglis 11 Oct.
Quhilk taking awaye of the saidis cornis & stoking of thame at his barnȝerd in Dunnemaid I saw a1633 Hope Major Pract. II 200.
If groweing cornes be arreisted, the arreistment is understoode to be intimat be shearing, wining, or staking therof 1624 Falkirk Par. Rec. I 44.
Stacking 1662 Irvine Mun. II 88.
The toune having sensyn much of the corns be staking the samyn in William Wallace barne yeard a1699 Skene Agric. MS.
Concerning the stacking they must not gather in the corn into the barne yaird till it die that is drie and light and fitt to be stackitt 1679 Fawside Coal Compt 47.
To Will. Rentone for threshing 6 s. 8 d. To Adam Bennit for stakeing 4 s. 1692 Foulis Acc. Bk. 148.
Eall for the mawers and twiners of the hay … for … staking it in the yard(2) 1496 Treasurer's Accounts I 279.
For … putting in the botis, and stakking and gyrding of all this tymmyr 1496 Treasurer's Accounts I 282.
For bering of thaim [supra rachteris] fra the schip to the Kingis Werk and stakking of thaim thare 1504 Wemyss Chart. 124.
The said Schir Robert … ma dispoune apoun his thrid part of his cole and salt … be sending away be schip, or be stakkin at the havin 1616 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) II 20.
To four warkmen for staking and laying togidder four hundreth daillis
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