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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Outsicht, n.¹ Also: oute- and -sycht, -sight, -seich(t. [Appar. formed on the pattern of Insicht n.¹: cf. also the synonymous Outspreth n.]Found only coupled with Insicht n.¹, q.v. in sense 3 for further examples.

Movable goods kept out of doors, such as animals, implements, etc. Also attrib. 1557 Prot. Bk. D. Gray b.
All & syndry the gudis corne & cattell insycht outsycht that euir pertenit to hym 1561 Reg. Privy S. V. i. 203/2. 1564 Colquhoun Chart. II. 344.
The plenesing and geir within the place in outesicht and insicht by the airschip 1575 Edinb. Test. III. 457 b.
The half of his … cornis cattale insicht & outsycht of his hous 1595 Brechin Test. I. 139 (see Hary v.). 1607 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. II. 133. 1621 Melville Chart. 156.
Outsight and insight 1647 Broxmouth & Pincarton Baron Ct. 12 May.attrib. 1570 Boyd Fam. P. No. 59 (14 Mar.).
Bayth of insycht and outsycht gudis 1637 Stirlings of Keir 449.
The haill plennischeing, alsweill outsicht as insicht plennischeing, and the haill cornes [etc.] 1691 Wedderburn Bk. II. 60.
Insight and outsight plenishing