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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1702, 1794-1803

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HASTING, n. Also haistine. An early flowering variety of pea. Gen. in pl. Now only dial. in Eng. Cf. Haister, v., 1.Sc. 1702 Foulis Acc. Bk. (S.H.S.) 302:
Feby 16: to Mr Ha. ferguson for . . . 8 pund Haistines 11ib 12sh.
Bwk. 1794 A. Lowe Agric Bwk. 44:
Hot seed pease, or Hastings, are sown from the first of March to the first of May.
Bwk. 1803 Farmer's Mag. (May) 233:
Every body hereabout seems to have finished beans and oats, and all are busily employed preparing for hasting peas.

[Orig. ppl.adj. from haste, v., as in 1803 quot., gen. used subst.]

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"Hasting n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/hasting>

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