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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Latting, Letting, vbl. n.¹ Also: lattin, -yn, lating(e, -yng. [Late ME. lettyng (1482).] Letting, allowing, etc., in various senses and uses of Lat v.¹See also Inlatting, -letting and Outletting.(1) 1564 Crim. Trials I. i. 444.
It is foundit vpone the allegit latting out of ward of Pattersoun 1594–5 Misc. Spald. C. V. 60.
The townis discharge for latting to libertie of the thre strangeris(b) a1658 Durham Revel. 405.
The letting louse of enemies(2) c 1420 Liber Calchou 450.
Qwen it may be wel helpit with latyng of blud 1456 Hay II. 121/37.
Blude lattingis … confortis the v wittis 1560 Rolland Seven S. 4556.
Maister, ar ȝe gudlie expart In blude latting 1657 Balfour Ann. I. 355.
The lettinng of this blood cooled the hottest distempers of this ȝeire(3) 1446 Reg. Episc. Brechin I. 109.
Before ony settyn or to mail lattyn of the said tak 1499–1500 Acta Conc. II. 353.
A decreet … anent the lattin of the landis of Brethirtoune 1655 Rothesay B. Rec. 8.
A Commissioun … for fermeing and latting of the Excise of the Sherefdome of Bute(4) 1477 Stirlings of Keir 250.
With al and syndry … evidentis, lattyn to borchtis, actis, … documentis 1484 Acta Aud. *139/1.
In the … latting of the said gudis to borghe to the said Johne(5) c1409-1436 Kingis Q. 41.
Onely throu latting of my eyen fall(6) 1674 Cunningham Diary 36.
To the beddall of Scoon for letting us see the kirk(7) 1479 Acta Conc. I. 29/1.
Quhether the scheref has done wrang or nocht in the lattin furthe of the said dam 1580 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 161.
It is fund that the lattin furth thairof [the burgh loch] is the principall caus of the scarcenes of watter 1672 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt Dec. 21.
For letting aff the weist waitter(8) 1601 St. A. Baxters Bks. 65.
Quha iniuris the officiar for nocht latting in ony in the said seat(9) 1681 Cloud of Witnesses 141.
God will be about with this generation for letting so light of such things and casting them behind their backs

b. (Of a tailor) letting out or enlarging a garment. 1662 Haigs of Bemersyde 472.
For a westcott [1/-], It, for leting outt his coot [3d.]