A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Inholding, vbl. n. [Cf. Inhalding.] a. Holding back, withholding. b. Frugality, saving. —1639 Baillie I. 114.
[I have been] daylie expecting the extract of the Acts to have been sent … to our presbyterie. … The reason of their inholding I cannot suspect a1661 Rutherford Lett. (1660) No. 169.
In-holding and sparingness
