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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dinging, vbl. n. Also: dynging, dingin, -yn(e, dingging. [ME. dyngynge (a 1340), f. Ding v.]
1. The action of beating or striking hard, esp. by way of assault.(1) 1432 Ayr B. Ct. Bk. 10 Feb.
William of Duglas schalans be Jhonn of Norway for art and part of the dingyn of his wif 1478 Acta Conc. 16/1.
The contempcioun done to the kinge … in the strikin and dinging of the said Robert 1540 Elgin Rec. I. 50.
John Brabuner wrangit in the dynging and trubling of ane serwand 1565 Inverness B. Rec. I. 122.
The maisterfull dingyne and blude drawing of hyr hussye 1593 Acts IV. 45/1.
Be boisting, minassing, dinging and misvsing of sum of the honnest men 1621 Black Bk. Taymouth 369.
For hurting and dinging of Duncane … McCane … with ane sourd and quhinger in the heid 1637 Elgin Rec. I. 256.
[The assault] committit … be dinging of hir … and gewing of hir sindrie cuiffis in the schaftis 1693 Argyll Justic. Rec. I. 148.
Their beating, blooding, and dingging of the said persuer and his party(2) ?1438 Alex. ii. 4635.
Than Gaudefeir … hard the dinging of thare dyntis 1564 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 187.
That na … fraudfull schyftis as drawing, dinging, … or carding of clayth be vsit in tymes cumingattrib. 1580 Edinb. Test. VIII. 362 b.
Ane dinging hammer of bras, price thairof x s.
2. The action of knocking or driving. With preps. and advs. (Cf. Ding v. 5–8.)(1) 1499 Dunferm. B. Rec. 104.
Wndir the pane of takyne furtht of thar caldronis and … dingin out of the bodumis 1521 Stirling B. Rec. I. 12.
Undir the pane of … the dingin fourcht of the calderun bodim 1552 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 166.
Undir the pane of … dinging out of the calderin bodum 1590 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 156.
For … breking of the cropis of the treis, and dinging doune of the fruit of the same 1600-1610 Melvill 314.
At the dinging down of Streabogy(2) 1524 Carnwath Barony Ct. 14 b.
For the vrangus dryvin his meire & dinging of hir in ane myre 1643 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 8.
For striking of John Calder … and dinging of him and his wyff to the ground
