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Strakin(g, Straiking, n. Also: strakeing, straikine, -ein, straikning, stryking. Pl. also straknis. [North. e.m.E. straykyngs (1531-2), streakings (1557), strakins (1569), all pl., also straken (1577), -kin (1593-4), sing., of doubtful origin, but conjectured by CSD to be from Straik v., ‘with reference to the preparation of the flax by beating’, and by SND to be connected with Straik n. 9, ‘a bundle of (scutched) flax’ (SND, s.v. Straiken n.).] A type of coarse linen. Chiefly pl. Also attrib.sing. 1665 Nicolson Diurnals 28 Sept.
62 ells of straikning at 1 s. the ellpl. 1645 Sc. Hist. Rev. XXX 148.
Halfe ane elne of straikings to be ane paitlet to the sleivis 1663 Nicolson Diurnals 10 Nov.
7 ells of straknis 1670 Melrose Reg. Rec. II 258.
[James Bunzie, weaver … to deliver … ] ane woub off straikings 1675 Melrose Reg. Rec. II 420.
Straikinesattrib. 1578 Edinb. Test. VI 84.
Tua gros of aproun strakin worsat estimat to iij li. xvij s. ix d. 1671 Melrose Reg. Rec. II 288.
[A] straiking woobe [which he is content to deliver up upon payment for his work] 1696 Edinb. Test. LXXX 159b.
xiiij ells of strakein cloath v lib. — 1643 Melrose Reg. Rec. I 100.
[To provide an apprentice with] ane new per of shone with ane straiking serk 1652 Edinb. Test. LXVI 105.
Fyve pair of straiking scheits estimat all to x marks 1653 Edinb. Test. LXVII 55b.
Stryking 1667 Edinb. Test. LXXIII 107b.
Fyve pair of old strakin scheitts 1691 Soc. Ant. LIII 59.
Straikine 1695 Edinb. Test. LXXX 131b.
Straikeine 1695 Edinb. Test. LXXX 136.
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