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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1887-1930
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TING, v. Also tingg. [tɪŋ]
1. tr. To stuff, cram, fill to the point of acute discomfort (Rnf. c.1850 Crawfurd MSS. (N.L.S.) T. 125); also refl., of cattle: to eat to the point of bursting; ppl.adj. tinged, swollen, distended, ready to burst through over-eating fresh green fodder, esp. clover (Ayr. 1901 Burns Chronicle 32; Uls. 1931 Northern Whig (14 Dec.) 9; Ayr. 1972).Ayr. 1887 J. Service Dr. Duguid 199:
Did ye hear 'at Mrs Watt's cauf had tingg't itsel'?Ayr. 1901 Burns Chronicle 32:
“Tinged” is in common use to describe a cow which has eaten or drank to the bursting point.
2. intr. With up of cattle or persons: to swell up or become distended with wind.Ayr. c.1930:
The kye tingt up.
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