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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Butin(e, Buting, Buiting, n. Also: butiene, buitin, buttin, bowtane; bute(i)ng, butting; buitt-, bwitting; booting. [e.m.E. butyne, late ME. butyn, butin (Caxton), F. butin.] Booty.(a) 1549 Compl. 146/12.
There gouuernours gat … the butin and spulȝe that thai conqueist fra the tirran oppressours Ib. 15.
The maist part of the butine ande spulȝe 1570 Leslie 182.
The hoill richesse of Edinburgh … , wes betrayed … for a parte of the bowtane and spoill thairof 1573 Sat. P. xxxix. 194.
Sum gat ane butiene for thair being thair 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 403.
That thay may be a mair easie proye and acceptable buttin to Sathan 1595 Duncan Appendix.
Manubiae, a buitin of suddarts c1610 Melvil Mem. 25.
The K[ing] entrit far in the Law Contrees, burnyng and carrieing away gret butins(b) 1558-66 Knox I. 79.
Some cornis thei brunt … but small butting thei caryed away 1572 Acts III. 75/2.
Taking and detening of presoneris, ransounis, butingis, raising of taxtis [etc.] c1575 Balfour Pract. 638.
Under the pane to tyne the haill richt that thay sall haue to the said prize and buteing of gudis Ib. 640.
Of all pillage, the capitane … gettis na part nor buteing 1587-99 Hume vii. 64.
The buting rich … And ample pray quhilk great Iehouah wan 1596 Dalr. II. 7/28.
They war ladne with a fatt pray, a rych buteng, and gret rewardes fra King Robert 1596 Warrender P. II. 297.
Any uther spoyll or buting(c) a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 208.
Quhair flew ȝe, quhome slew ȝe, Or quha bringis hame the buiting? 1593 Crim. Trials I. 286.
Oppressand sic as may not resist him, … and takand ransomis and buiting with wtheris his complices 1587-99 Hume vii. 143.
When on this waies the buiting is inbroght c1615 Chron. Kings 28.
He conqueist mony grit buittingis and richis Ib. 123.
Returning with ane grit bwitting to Berrik 1622-6 Bisset II. 236/24.
Awnaris of schipis sal have the fourt pairt of the buitting(d) c1590 Fowler I. 102/146.
Metellus … That from Numidia … the spoyle & booting baire 1638 Adamson Muses Thr. 23.
As we went a shooting, And strongly strove who should bring home the booting