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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cowping, Couping, vbl. n.1 [Cowp v.2]
1. Buying and selling; dealing or trading.1542 Crim. Trials I. 230.
[To underly the law for] colping, forestalling, and regrating [in buying and selling oxen] 1574 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 311.
All sick persons as either buyes or sells benefices, or vses any vther kynd of couping therof 1595 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 135.
Fynding ane greitt abuse … within the toun of Leyth be cowping and regraitting of all sorts of tymber arryvand thairat 1630 Misc. Hist. Soc. II. 256.
As for that mater of Gorthie, it will not cum in couping every day a1651 Calderwood VIII. 137.
We may see, what cowping and merchandise was made of kirk rents and benefices
2. Cowping boit = Cowper boit.1609 Conv. Burghs II. 278.
For ancarage and doksiller, … of ilk cowpping boitt tuentie penneis, … of ilk fische boitt aucht penneis
