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Pakking, Packing, vbl. n. Also: pak(e)- and in(g, -yn(e, -ind; palking. [ME. (1389) and e.m.E. pakkyng, packing, f. Pak v.]

1. Packing (of goods) in a container or bundle, for transportation or storage.Also paking up. Also const. in the container or bundle.(1) 1488 Acts II. 213/1. 1495 Halyb. 12.
For the pyp, pakyn, toyll 1498 Ib. 149.
For paking off the 3 pok 1533 Treas. Acc. VI. 164.
To ane couper for pakking of the breid, flour [etc.] 1542 Ib. VIII. 154.
Gevin … for custume veying, pynour for palking, and all uther uncostis 1553–4 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 282.
For the signet of the queenis lettres … discharging paking of herring in the Brinteland 1581 Ib. IV. 213.
Dauid Moreis, merchant … accusit for bying, pakking, metting, and mesvring … plaiding contrair to the liberty of this burgh 1611 Conv. Burghs II. 326.
Anent the mater of the hering and barrells thairof, sufficiencie of pakking and wrakking of the same 1637 Dumbarton B. Rec. 54.
Robert Glen messenger to … discharge ae Irischman … fra salling grien herring or paking the same(2) 1549 Treas. Acc. IX. 324.
For thair laubouris in sounyng, falding, and paking up of the samyn [tapestry](3) 1558 Treas. Acc. X. 428.
For paking … of the said flour in the barrellis and dichting thairof 1566 Mill Mediæv. Plays 341.
For stray to the pakking of the small fyre workis … within the puncheouns

b. With reference to the stuffing or protective material put round the goods packed: see also Pak v. 1 b. — 1567–8 Treas. Acc. XII. 96.
For crelis for careing and tursing of the saidis heidis, leggis and armis and candle for paking thairof 1593 Misc. 3 Spald. C. II. 24 (see Pak n.¹ 3 (3)).
Pakyne 1688 Dunbar Social Life ii. 129.
To candle and for stro for pakeing glass

c. Packing (a container) (with the contents). — 1593 Edinb. Test. XXV. 211.
For the punscheoun paking and ane barrell of briscat breid 1635 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 78.
Ilk pack and fardell … haveing lyen in the said packhous twa nichtis efter paking [etc.]

2. Pakking and (na, etc.) peling, packing and unpacking (merchandise): see Pak v. 2.Freq. (1) doing so illegally, in places outwith free burghs, (2) doing so contrary to burghal regulations, in association with unfreemen, but also (3) in other contexts where no condemnation is implied.(1) 1454–5 Edinb. Chart. 81.
Sir James sal nouthyr lat pakkyn na pelyn be vsit in Leth 1506 Reg. Great S. 643/1. 1506 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 109. 1540 Acts II. 375/2. 1551 Ib. 488/2.
The actis maid … anentis paking and peling 1554–5 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 296.
For instruments pleyand aganis Patrik Boyman … for paking and peillin in Leyth 1555 Peebles B. Rec. I. 223.
As foirstallaris, vsand pakking and peling, and euery landwart tovn vtouth the liberte of the said burgh 1624 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 227.
The burghs of barronie … usurpes all kynd of tred of merchandice, packing, peilling, lossing and laiding as gif they war frie burghs royall(2) 1600 Stirling Merch. Guild 15.
Being accusit for palking and peiling with onfremen 1657 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. 1062.
His contumacie in nocht compeiring to anser for packing and peiling with vnfriemen 1697 Glasgow B. Rec. IV. 243.
That he keeps a considerable trade with unfreemen and in packing and peilling with them(3) 1580 Crail B. Ct. MS. 20 Aug.
The making paking and peilling off ilk last off the foirsaid herring 1582 Conv. Burghs I. 131.
The act … anent pakking peilling the bind of salmond barrellis 1585 Reg. Privy C. IV. 17. 1623 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 213.
Anent forme of the barreil and the sufficient packing and peiling of hering 1664 Conv. Burghs III. 572.
Grantit … the priviledg of ane free port … for paking and peelling, livering and loading of all staple wair

3. a. Attrib.: Used for, in or in connection with the packing of goods.With cammes, clath(e, crele, nedil, paper, scheit, skainȝie, threid, tow, tre, and wob. 1568 Treas. Acc. XII. 120.
Packing cammes … for transporting of certane graith 1576 Edinb. Test. IV. 155.
viij elnis of pakking cleith price x s. … thrie elnis of pakking canves price of the eln iij s. — 1546 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 236.
Ane pakin creill lokit, with certane merchand geir in it — 1597 Bk. Rates 8.
Pakind neidlis 1662 Crim. Trials III. 607.
With a sharp thing lyk a paking neidle — 1590 Edinb. Test. XXI. 267.
Tuelf quair of gray packing paper price of the quair x s. — 1555–6 Dundee B. Ct. III. fol. 31 (11 Feb.).
Persewit … for ane paking scheit of xiiij ellis & ane burdclayth quhilk he had about ane stik of clayth — 1609 Edinb. Test. XLV. 115.
xx heidis paking skainȝie — 1501 Treas. Acc. II. 107.
And pakking threid to bind the samyn [coffers] for breking of the jowales 1503 Ib. 228. 1539 Ib. VII. 269.
Pakin threid 1597 Bk. Rates 11  b.
Paking threid — 1589 Edinb. Test. XXI. 144 b.
Ten packing towis at x s. the pece — 1607 Edinb. Test. XLIII. 154.
Fyve stane xiiij pund wecht of palking towis price thairof v li. — 1557–8 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 257.
For the lene of ane paking tre to wowp the slangs with — 1609 Edinb. Test. XLV. 127.
Sevin quarteris mixt gray woll for ane pakeing wolb price v s.

b. Packing time (sc. of salmon). — 1565 Inverness Rec. I. 123.
To refound … tuay barrellis … salmond … yeirlie at packyne tyme