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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Outschot(t, ppl. a. and n.² Also: -shot, -schout, -schotit; and Outscatt. [Cf. MDu. uteschot, Du. uitschot n., cullings, refuse, and mod. Sc. dial. outshott n. (1750), an animal of poor quality rejected from a herd.]? ‘Thrown out’ since of inferior quality, reject, inferior in quality. a. noun. A reject (skin). b. adj., applied to skin. c. adj., applied to planks of timber.a. 1493 Halyb. 18.
Rassauit in Medylburgh a sek of skyns … Sald the outschoutis … for 12 s. 6 g[ret]isb. 1594 Edinb. Test. XXVII. 48.
In his said loft four scoir outschott scheip skynnis price of the scoir iij li. 1635 Ib. LVII. 189 b.
In the defunctis hous certane outschotit gait skynnes maid reddie for the mercat 1638 Ib. LVIII. 270 b.
Sex hundreth outschott lether pryce of ilk hundreth v li.c. 1624 Dunferm. B. Rec. II. 145.
And also sklandering thame that they ressavit the outshot daills & tries fra the skippers sumtyme 2 for ane and sumtyme 3 for tua and givin thame otherwys sine to the ny[ch]tbors to wit ane outshot for ane trie or daill in count 1646 Tulliallan Coal Wks. 13 *.
Of out schott deallis … 160 … of outschott doubl trees … 24