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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Girthsting, n. Also: gyrth-, gyrchtsting, ger(th)sting, geyr-, gress steing. [Girth n.² and Sting n.] A length of wood for making hoops.(a) 1495 Acta Conc. 396/1.
Twa hogheddis, twa barellis with skowis and girthstingis 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 282.
To that samyn man, for x^xx and x girthstingis 1534 Aberd. B. Rec. (MS.) XVI. 523 (J).
The balyes chargyt Robert Stewart pay … iiij lb. for i m. gyrchtstingis Ib. 656.
Thre hundreyth gyrth stingis 1559–60 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 325.
For ane skainȝe threid and gyrthsting 1613 Crim. Trials III. 259.
The slauchter of … Johnne Brysone … be gevin to him of dyuerse straikis … with ane lang battone or girth-sting 1621 Edinb. B. Rec. VI. 222.
Accusit for unlaidning of his schip of girth stinges brocht be him out of the Low cuntreyis(b) 1558 Inverness B. Rec. I. 22.
Ane hundyr geyrsteinges 1567 Ib. 146.
Quhilkis staiffis and gerstingis [supra fatt stingis] was in hyr possessioun 1571 Ib. 206.
The quantite of xix hundreth gerthstingis 1572 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 6.
Thai obieis thame to pay for the said boit fyfteine hundretht gres steingis