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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Banketting, Bancatting, vbl. n. Also: banketing, -ating; bankatin(g), bankatteyne, banquetting. [e.m.E. banckettinge (1535), banketing, banquetting.] The giving or holding of banquets.1531 Bell. Boece II. 506 (the maneris of thair banketting). 1537 Lynd. Depl. Magd. 88 (sic banketting); 1546 Id. Trag. Card. 81 (in banketting, playing at cartis). 1562-3 Winȝet II. 64/10 (in bankatting or in the stretis). 1574 Misc. Maitl. C. I. 104 (inhibiting rayatus access of bankating). a1578 Pitsc. I. 240/19 (with mirrines and bancatting and gret cheir). 1581 Acts III. 221/1 (aganis superfluus banquetting). c1615 Chron. Kings 163 (at the quhilk baptyme thair wes gritt bankatteyne).
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