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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Haining, Haning, (vbl.) n. Also: haine-, hayneing, hayning, -yng, -yne, hyning, henning. [f. Hain v. Current also in Eng. dial.]

1. The enclosing of ground by fences, hedges, or walls; the fence, hedge, or wall forming the boundary of an enclosure.(a) 1514 Prestwick B. Rec. 47.
The said Johne makand haynyne to the gud toun in sik lyk as the lauf of gud towne dois 1541 Reg. Cupar A. II. 15.
Thai sall kepe thame self, seruandis and gudis, fra our medowis and brwme parkis for hayning of the samyn 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Schireff.
The paines [= fines] of them quha plantes nocht woddes, makes not hedges and haining [etc.] 1605 Elphinstone Chart. 147.
Thair hes bein na haineing or saiveing for the young grouthe Ib.
With … hayneing, parking, and preserving of the forrest 1636 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 64.
The grass of the loch … was adjudged to Thomas Simsone untill the tyme of haining the nixt yeir(b) 1472 Reg. Cupar A. I. 163.
The sade Wilȝam sal put the sad landis to al policy efter his powar in byggyn, hanyng, and defens 1499 Exch. R. XI. 394.
For the kepin of the said forrest forrestlike, and for haning of wod and der 1535 Acts II. 343/2.
[To] plant wod and forest, and mak hedgis and hanyng 1551 Reg. Cupar A. II. 69.
For hanyng and keeping of the nethyr wodys fra his awin gudys and all vthiris in tyme of hanynng 1582 Inverness B. Rec. I. 290.
Being accusit … for steling, cutting, and distroyng of the browmes and hanyngis of Dunnane

2. A piece or stretch of ground enclosed in this way.(a) ? 1423 (1430) Reg. Great S. 38/2.
Al my landis of the Hillis and the Haynyng 1492 Acta Conc. 208/2.
Wrangwis … manuring of the forest stede of the haining wythin the forest of Ettrik 1629 Rep. Milne Home MSS. 84.
It is statute and ordanit that corne, medow and haining sall be keipit [from sheep] 1638 Rec. Aboyne 287.
Without other possessors and tennents their hainings 1674 Misc. Spald. C. V. 232.
All former acts made … viz., the shearing of grass amongst corns or in hainings 1702 Foulis Acc. Bk. 300.
For setting out trees in the intack and haining at Raeth(b) 1473 Reg. Cupar A. I. 173.
The sade tenandis sal kepe … thar gudis … out of hanyngis, … parkis [etc.] 1489 Acta Aud. 129/1.
Alexander Kerre … aganis Robert Scot in the hanyng 1508 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 464.
Cum potestate … ipsas terras in forestam et le hanyng ponere 1555 Acts II. 497/2.
That na persoun range vther mennis woddis, parkis, haningis … or browmis 1573 Peebles B. Rec. 355.
The counsale … ordanis the Vanelaw to be ropit … and in the meyn tyme that it be cryit waist … hanyng 1592 Stirling B. Rec. I. 84.
The wall of the hanyng of Dame Annabell Murray 1636 Urie Baron Ct. 81.
Ilk persone … passing or pastouring throw the ȝaird or haningis of Vrie 1664 Forbes Baron Ct. 254.
Tenentis who cast faill … in medow or lone or in haning(c) 1664 Forbes Baron Ct. 246.
Casting with foot spades … in hyning, corn land, lones 1680 Melrose Reg. Rec. III. 97.
Medows, hynings, woods, fishings 1710 Burnett Fam. P. MS.
Upon that ground … or in any henning or tileable ground

3. attrib. with broom, hill, schaw, time. 1348 Misc. Spald. C. V. 245.
Ex opposito del Hayny[n]gschaw … infra baroniam de Lesmahagow 1413 Coll. Aberd. & B. 492.
Terrarum … de Hayninghil jacencium infra baroniam de Troup 1605 Prestwick B. Rec. 86.
Not to suffer ony of thair bestial to gang lows pasturand … vnles the samyn guddis be sufficientlie tedderit in hanyng tyme 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. i. xix. § 5.
Destroyers of planting, haining-broom, pollicie