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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1526, 1662
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Pir-, Pirrating, vbl. n. [Cf. 17th c. Eng. pyrating (1697), vbl. n. f. pirate v. (1574).] The action of engaging in piracy. — 1526 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 228.
Of the grete inconuen [ien]tis committit be Henry Bardiner … be way of pirating and as ane sey theiff 1662 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. MS. 21 July.
If the said stock employed upone shipping … be lost by ship wrack, pirrating, sea hazard or uther accident
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