A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hanking, vbl. n. [Hank v.] Entanglement (in fig. sense). —1590 Waus Corr. 447.
Thair hes bene some hanking amangis our lordis but the king hes pacifiet it
