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Stollin, Stowin, ppl. adj. Also: stolline, -yn, -en, stolne, stowlin, stowing, -en, stowne, stoune, stoll, stawit. [ME and e.m.E. stoln (Cursor M.), stollen (Wyclif), stole (Piers Plowman), stolyn (c1440), stoole (c1440); Stele v.]

1. Acquired by theft. b. Acquired as if by theft, usurped.(a) 14.. Acts I 38/2.
Of stollyn gudis fundyn in the fayre 1529–30 Edinb. B. Rec. II 18.
Katryne Wrycht has resset now laitlie certane stollin toffetiis stollin fra Edwart Kyncaid be Thomas Brovne now justyfiit for that sam and vther stoll geir committit be him 1543 Lanark B. Rec. 19.
Geif ony nychtbur of the town byis ony stollyn geyr fra ony gangand fallowis 1550 Treas. Acc. IX 458.
Apprehendit witht certane stollin nolt 1560 Rolland Seven S. 2966.
All pepill did wonder and meruell Of the stollin gold 1580–1 Ayr B. Acc. 146.
[For] drink to the honest men that convoyit the juges in sercheing of the stollin waid 1602 Shetland Sheriff Ct. (ed.) 2.
For the ressett of certaine stollin butter 1606 Rec. Old Aberd. I 40.
Thow ar presentlie chalingsit and tein with twa stollin scheip 1633 Edgar Old Church Life 248.
Thow wes followit out of Loudoune with stolne yairn 1635 Grant Chart. 340.
In whatsomeuer bounds our saids commissioners … sall deprehend anie stollin goods 1666 Dunkeld Presb. II 66.
Stollen 1702 Culross II 44.
Stolline(b) 1616 Haddington Corr. 132.
Ane vther … takin keipand sum stowlin stirkis … takin reidhand with the thift(c) 1563 Grant Chart. 128.
Onlaufull merchandreis and stowin gwdis 1584 Sempill in Sat. P. xlv 325.
Stowen 1581 Hamilton Facile Tr. in Cath. Tr. (STS) 234/16.
A braue Euangile, That the theif newer restore the stowin kow 1606 Reg. Privy S. VII 721.
That ryparis shalbe appointit in every parochin to rype for stowin goodis 1613 Reg. Privy C. IX 555.
Dilait … of commoun thift, ressett of thift, and of imbringing of stowing goodis 1613 Reg. Privy C. IX 555.
Tua stowne muttoun bowkis 1634 Black Bk. Taymouth 389.
Gif they … be stowin guidis that they buy … they sall incure the penaltie of thair lyfe c1653 Irvine Mun. II 253.
On theiffe with stoune goods 1654 Wemyss in Sc. Diaries 126.
Any pocks of stoune colles(d) 1529–30 Edinb. B. Rec. II 18 (see (a) above). 1691 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt
9 pynts of stoll aill(e) 1565 Linlithgow Sheriff Ct. 4 Oct.
The inquest forsaid fyndis that Johnne Chile hes tua stawit horsb. 1568 Cal. Sc. P. II 498.
Groundit upone thair fals tressonable stowin auctoritie

2. Accomplished in a devious or surreptitious fashion. 1600-1610 Melvill 792.
So at one instant the word went and within ten dayes wes appoyntit a Generall Assembly to be hauldin at Glasgow; but no man so much as dreamit of sic effect as at ane stollin dint, in ane day to overthraw ane work seventie yeiris in building