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Weding, vbl. n. Also: wedyng, weid(d)-, weyd-, w(e)ad-, weed-, wyding. [ME and e.m.E. weddynge (Prompt. Parv.), wedyng (1468-9), OE weodung.] a. The action of clearing (land, etc.) of weeds, etc. b. The removal of (weeds). c. The action of cleaning (flax). d. attrib.With iron: An implement for removing weeds. Only in fig. context.a. 1473 Reg. Cupar A. I 171.
To wyn the land fra guld with wedyng 1547 Blackfriars Perth 240.
Expensis … maid upone the said croft in plewing, harrowing, mukking, weding, keiping, schering thairof 1548–9 Ayr B. Acc. 106.
[For] weding of the wattir, 10 s. 1567 Liber Dryburgh 402.
In teling sawin harrowing wading schering and leding of the cornis 1609 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 53.
Planting the sam with flouris and herbs, dressing and weyding thairof 1612 Glasgow Trades House 41.
Thais quha send nocht doun to the weiding of Dumbuk fuird conform as thay wer warnit … that the craftis efterspecifeit send nocht doun the number appointit 1612–13 Ayr B. Acc. 255.
[To John Getty, with 12 men, for] weiding [the Quay for one tide, £4] 1633 Edinb. Test. LVI 172a.
To Johne Haig, gairdner, for dresing and weiding of the said ȝaird 1634 Monteith Stewartry Ct. 4 Dec.
vj s. viij d. … daylie for scheiring … and for wyding the halff of the cornesb. 1671 Kirkintilloch B. Ct. 35.
This act of goole … weidding 1672 McNaught Kilmaurs 246.
The act made ament weading of goolec. 1660 Ure Rutherglen 65.
For a dayes work, in weiding of lint, cloveing, spinning, cardeing yarnewinning or any such worked. a1658 Durham Subtile Self 157.
As a weeding-iron to draw up the weeds of corruption from among the herbs