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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Growin(g, vbl. n.1 Also: grouing. [ME. (c 1380), f. Grow v.1] The action of the verb in various lit. and fig. senses; the process or result of growing or producing.(1) 1389 Facs. Nat. MSS. II. 41.
All the custume of all thair wollys, as wele of thair awin growing as of thair tendys 1456 Hay I. 25/21.
The kirkmen … that schynyt bot the thrid part, that is, in growing and hichting of the faith 1561 Edinb. B. Deeds 9.
Woll … of his awin growin(2) 1456 Hay II. 77/32.
And alssua the artis of growing and wanyng of nature 1490 Irland Mir. fol. 173.
Thai sai rys in perfit state and quantite of thar compleit augmentacioun and growin Id. Asl. MS. I. 61/3.
All the charge of syn that he has done in his barnehed, his groving, his ȝouthhed, strenth and virilite 1562-3 Winȝet II. 58/22.
Bot this is the suir and maist gay ordoure of grouing, gif the partes of the aige weiwe out thai membris [etc.] c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 108.
The tre, Quhen it is cuttit and dois frome growing de 1661 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I. 94.
By the great suelling and growing of the watter all the ground … is drouned(3) 1580 Edinb. Test. VIII. 62 b.
I ordane my land to be sawin … and the growing thairof to be equallie deuydit a1721 Wodrow Hist. (1722) II. 76.
His master took from him nine cows … with all the crop and growing of that year
