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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

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