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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Walk, Wake, v.³ Also: walke, (walx), wawik, vak(e, waik, wack. [Late ME and e.m.E. walke (1437), f. as Walk v.²] tr.To full (cloth). 1520 Edinb. B. Rec. I 199.
The said craft of walkaris and scheraris … sall walk and caus thar seruandis to walk thar bonettis quhilk thai wyrk … of the samyn price 1525 (1527) Reg. Great S. 97/1.
That all owtman of the said craft cumand within this burgh takkand wobbis or claith to walk [Dundee B. Laws 544, walx] raise and scheir sall pay wolklie his penny as we do 1540 Linlithgow B. Ct. 27 Oct.
xv ellis of brakane clayth to wawik 1565 Perth B. Ct. 316 (1 May).
Dauid Dunmure … to ressaue the clayth walkit be him … Becaus he hes spilt the samyn in the walking a1568 Sempill in Sat. P. xlviii 41.
Ȝit it is weill walkit, cairdit, and calkit Als warme a weid as weir the deule 1572–3 Inverness Rec. I 224.
The jugis … ordanis the said Marjorie to waik the said haill clayth and cause the samyn be dycht 1600 Dunblane Test. III 25b.
Thrie pair blankettis ane pair of thame walkit 1604 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 307.
To spyn, weive, wake, dicht and mak … braid claith 1624 Cramond Ch. Fordyce 12.
There cam vaksteris … and resauit cloth to be vakit 1648 Linlithgow Palace 331.
Tuo pair blanketts, quhaireof ane walkeit and ane uther plaid 1669 Banff Ann. I 150.
Wack 1682 Bonckle Kirk S. 63.
Eight elns of playding to be waked for lyningabsol. 1601 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 313.
The skowreris and voelderis that walkis with thair feet