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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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PAILIN, n., v. Also pailing; palin; pellin (Rs. 1789 W. MacGill Old Ross-shire (1909) 194). pealin (Slg. 1804 “Transforthanus” Poems 53). Sc. forms and usages of Eng. paling. [′pelɪn]

I. n.

Sc. forms of Eng. paling. Also attrib.Slk. 1985 Walter Elliot Clash-ma-clavers 7:
Jim's hammer wus bie aa accoonts
A wunderfae machine
... It ca'ad in nails in palin rails ... Gsw. 1993 Margaret Sinclair Soor Plooms and Candy Balls 15:
Jumpin' o'er the dykes noo, watch ye don't fa' aff.
Sure fitted ah wisnae, ma pals hid many a laugh,
Take yer time, pit wan fit first, that way ye'll get through,
Balancin' oan the pailin's, aye it's awright fur you.

Sc. usages:

As in Eng. Comb. pailing-stab, -stob, a paling post (Sh., n.Sc., wm.Sc., Kcb. 1965). See Stob.

II. v. tr. To enclose with a fence or paling. Gen.Sc. Freq. with advs. aff, in, up.Abd. 1913 C. Murray Hamewith 36:
The policies a' pailined aff an' set.Abd. 1916 G. Abel Wylins 63:
But noo they [the woods]'re fairly pailin't up Wi' wicket weer that prods.