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Planting(e, vbl. n. Also: plantin(e, plainting. [ME. plaunting, -yng, e.m.E. planting, OE. plantung.]

1. The action of Plant v., in various senses.Also attrib. in planting tymber: cf. 2 b.(1) 1535 Acts II. 343/1.
Off planting of woddis, forestis and orchartis 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II. 211.
For the quhilk he sall haue all the erd nocht stoppand our planting 1592 Stirling B. Rec. I. 85.
Nocht … to mak ony planting of wod and treis thairin bot onlie ane gang about the samynattrib. 1694 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds II. 536 (7 Mar.).
[The tenant is to preserve the] planting tymber, [being allowed timber for the use of the ground, excepting the] planting tymber(2) 1658 Dumfries Kirk S. 23 Sept.
The many obstructions … that lyes in the way of planting the gospell(3) a1578 Pitsc. II. 55/19.
To remember on the great benifeittis of God … in the taking away ane goode king and planting ȝow in his rowme to ring(4) 1576 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 15 Nov.
[The school declining] throw the nocht plantin at all tymes of that doctor & redar quha [etc.] 1596 Melvill 373.
I offer … that he [sc. the Earl of Huntly] … sall assist the planting of ministers in the kirks desolat within his bounds 1597 Bk. Univ. Kirk III. 943. 1616–17 Misc. Spald. C. V. 95.
Ane letter … concerning the planting of Mr. William Forbes minister at this burgh 1618 Stirling B. Rec. I. 150.(5) 1589 Lothian and Tweeddale Synod 7.
[To] awate upon the nixt plat for provisioun and planting of the kirkis and ministrie 1622 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 195.
[To] the generall assemblie … power is delegate for planting of the kirk of Edinburgh 1628 Ib. 284. 1643 Lothian and Tweeddale Synod 142. 1657 Misc. Hist. Soc. VII. 34.
Plantinge 1690 Misc. Spald. C. II. lxv.
A commission … to … decide in planting of vacant churches 1694 Ib. 170.
Concern for purging and planting of this church — a1633 Hope Major Pract. I. 32.
Act anent the planting of scoolls 1673 Stirling B. Rec. II. 14.
The planting of the said schoole with ane able schoolemaster

2. concr. That which has been planted. a. coll. Plantation of trees, woodland. b. An instance of this, a plantation of trees.a. 1535 Acts II. 343/2.
That euery man … caus planting to be maid … to be raisit … to the kingis grace vs 1579 Ib. III. 145/1.
Anent the distroyaris of planting hanyng & policie 1608 Highland P. III. 106.
[The] cwitting and destroying of woods and plainting committit be thame 1635 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 75.
To mak some policie and planting within and about the said playfeild 1653 Peebles B. Rec. II. 18.
The child who shall be found … breaking of fruit yairds or planting 1657 Balfour Ann. IV. 31.
In aney mans orchard, ȝoung planting or [etc.] 1669 Lauder Jrnl. 200.
Weill busked with planting 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. i. xix. 15. (1699) 104. 1689 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 502.
Nurssaries of young planting c 1700 Haigs of Bemersyde 309.
It was I that … planted all the young planting you see about the place and parksb. 1590 Edinb. Test. XXI. 260.
That thai … hald vp the dykis and nureis the planting 1627 Bamff Chart. 213.
Nocht to … destroy ony of the planting or growand treis 1649 Lanark B. Rec. 141.
Distroyed his corns, medows, and cuttit his young planting c1650 Spalding I. 297.
Hewing doun the plesant planting … to be huttis to the soldiouris 1667 Urie Baron Ct. 85.
The yeard and plantine of Irvie 1668 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. II. 485.
They did … destroy the gardine, planting and pollecy therein 1684-9 Glamis Bk. Record 34.
A piece of my father's planting and oarchard Ib. 41.
I have not left of the litle planting which was here a standing treeplur. 1664 Rothesay B. Rec. 82.
Quhatsumevir persounis … breks ortchards, plantingis, hedgingis, gairdenis

c. A seedling, for planting. 1678 Forbes Baron Ct. 321.
The wholl tennants to plant thair kaill yairds … they gaiting plantins from thair maister