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Schapin(g, Schaiping, vbl. n. Also: schapinge, chaping, schappyn(e, shappin; schep-, scheip-, sheaping. [S(c)hape v. 4.]

1. The action of cutting out or shaping in sense 4 of S(c)hape v. c1460 Wisd. Sol. (STS) 175.
Tyme of schapinge, tyme of sewinge 1507 Edinb. Hammermen 62.
Gevin in wyne to the tailȝour … at the schapin of thaim [sc. banners] 1534–5 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 127.
For pykkis and weggis layng and schappyn 1550 Elgin Rec. I 106.
For the lauboring of ane hyd redy to the scheping 1568 Lyndesay Pref. (STS) 398. 1589 St. A. B. Ct. 22 July.
The libertie and fredome off the tailȝeour craft in schaiping sewing and making off new claythis 1656 Glasgow Trades House 338.
For exerceising of the saidler trade in scheping and schewing coveringis to saidlis 1726 Stirling B. Rec. II 187.
Instruction of girles … in suing, sheaping, washing, dressing

2. comb.Schaping burde, a board on which a souter, cordiner or tailor fashioned his materials, as with a schaping knife or sheiris; also, chaping irne, prob. a type of flat iron for shaping garments.(a) 1540 Lynd. Sat. 2132 (B).
I haif … Bot fyve schilling and my [sc. souter's] schaping knyfe 1541 Aberd. B. Rec. I 176.
Ane shaiping knyf … ane schaiping buird 1576 Inverness Rec. I 250.
Johne Cuming … wranguslie and aganis the law … cam to my buytht … and keist my schappyne knyff to the stanes. … The inqueist … hes fundin Johne Cuming … to haif done wrang … and for casting of his [sc. James Tomsone's] scharping irne to the stanes is adjugit in amerciament 1577 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 14 Aug.
Ane schapin burd 1583 Elgin Rec. I 172.
Ane schaiping buird 1586 Edinb. Test. XVI 366b.
Fourtene chaping irnes at tua s. the pece 1588–9 Glasgow B. Rec. I 130.
Ane rak stok with lastis, trescheouris, irne schaping knyfe 1598 Edinb. Test. XXXI 334.
I leif to Thomas Gray tailȝeour … ane … schaiping burd 1625 Brechin Test. IV 219b.
Robert Ramsay cordiner. Ane shappin burd tua shappin knyifis 1646 Edinb. Test. LXII 240.
William Bischope schoemaker. … twa pair of schaping knyfes(b) 1577 Edinb. Test. V 117b.
Of small scheiping sheiris nyne pair price thairof iiij s. … ane pair of woll scheris price viij d.