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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1495-1663
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Girthsting, n. Also: gyrth-, gyrchtsting, ger(th)sting, geyr-, gres steing, greitsting, grethsting; girdsting, gridsting. [Girth n.2, Gird n.1 and Sting n.] A length of wood for making hoops.(a) 1495 Acts Lords of Council 396/1.
Twa hogheddis, twa barellis with skowis and girthstingis 1496 Treasurer's Accounts I. 282.
To that samyn man, for xxx and x girthstingis 1534 Aberd. B. Rec. MS. XVI. p. 523 (J).
The balyes chargyt Robert Stewart pay … iiij lb. for i m. gyrchtstingis 1534 Aberd. B. Rec. MS. XVI. p. 656 (J).
Thre hundreyth gyrth stingis 1559–60 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 325.
For ane skainȝe threid and gyrthsting 1613 Criminal Trials III. 259.
The slauchter of … Johnne Brysone … be gevin to him of dyuerse straikis … with ane lang battone or girth-sting 1621 Edinb. B. Rec. VI. 222.
Accusit for unlaidning of his schip of girth stinges brocht be him out of the Low cuntreyis(b) 1558 Inverness B. Rec. I. 22.
Ane hundyr geyrsteinges 1567 Ib. 146.
Quhilkis staiffis and gerstingis [supra fatt stingis] was in hyr possessioun 1571 Ib. 206.
The quantite of xix hundreth gerthstingis 1572 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 6.
Thai obieis thame to pay for the said boit fyfteine hundretht gres steingis guid and sufficient1663 Forbes Baron Ct. 244.
John Mollson … [did cut] a number of grethstingis(c)1587 Reg. Great S. 462/1.
Reddendo … duo onera abietum, 60 lie greitstingis(d)1534 Aberd. B. Rec. (MS) XIX. (J).
Ane thousand half girdstingis and vic haill gridstingis1609 Hilderstoun Silver Mines I. 230.
Ane girdsting for mesoryng of tymber 1610 Brechin Testaments II. 69 b.
Fyue hunderethe girdstingis 1612 Bk. Rates 308.
Girdstingis the hundreth, xx s.
