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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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On-putting, vbl. n. Also: one- and -puting, -puttin, -pwtteyne, -pitting. Appar. chiefly or only in central and south. Sc. texts. a. The action of putting or fitting on, in various specific applications. b. Installing or putting into a piece of land (cattle). c. Loading.a. 1511 Edinb. Hammermen 72.
For ane new skyne to the bovme & oneputtin of it 1531 Treas. Acc.V. 460.
To the cowper for onputting of lx girdis apoun the pipis and punsionnis 1536 Maxwell Mem. I. 271.
For completyng of the hail work of the towr … and ryggeyn stayne onpwtteyne 1551–2 Treas. Acc. X. 53.
For onputting of armes and imagery upoun certane vestimentes 1552 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 75.
For ane slott to the counsalhous duir and the on putting of it 1558 Ib. 271.
At the on putting of thair clayths afoir the dance 1582 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 149.
For taking of the samyn loik of and onputting agane 1586–7 Lanark B. Rec. 90. c 1657–9 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 535.
For onputting ane stair in the foot of the Stockwallgait 1656 Rothesay B. Rec. 265.
For the onputting of ewerie gang of horse schoone 1675 Cunningham Diary 5.
He left also 2 doors upon the house of his own on puttingb. 1520 Fife Sheriff Ct. 198.
The furtht putting of the sammyn [cattle] furtht of the landis of Wrquhart and on putting of the saidis Johnnis cattellc. 1643 Dumfries Treas. Acc. MS. 42.
For onputing & for leiding flax 1644 Tulliallan Coal Wks. MS. 3.
To them that broucht up the beir to Clak; onpitting and aff pitting off it