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Possing, -ine, vbl. n. [Poss v.] The action of kicking or trampling a person with the knees and/or feet. b. comb. in possing tre, ? a pestle-shaped stake or instrument (cf. Sc. dial. posser a clothes-beetle, poss-stick, id.); possine-tub, a wash tub in which the clothes are trampled. — 1562 Crim. Trials I i 421.
[For the] crewell hurting of Jonet McNech, and dinging of her be the hair, and possing of hir with their feitt, quhairthrow scho pairtit with barne 1577 Glasgow B. Rec. (M.C.) 74.
In casting of him to the erde, and possing him with his feit 1637 Justiciary Cases II 333.
Be geveing him ane deadlie straik … with [etc.] … , possing and punching him with his kneys and feit upone the breist [etc.] … breking and bruiseing thairby his haill intrallis [etc.] —b. 1557–8 Edinb. Old Acc. I 264.
For ane possing tre to the eist myln 1659 Craven Ch. in Orkney II 199.
Four hand tubs, two possine tubbes
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