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Quotation dates: 1438-1460, 1515-1665
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Lauching, vbl. n. Also: laching, laiching, lauch(h)ing(e, -yng, laughting. [ME. laȝhing (Wyclif), leȝinge (Ayenbite), laughinge (15th c.).] Laughing, laughter. But lauching, without joking, seriously.(1) ?1438 Alex. ii. 9696.
The fare wordis and lufsum lauching Of Fesonas c1460 Wisdom of Solomon 60.
I fand … reput, blythnes & lauchinge gret erour c1460 Ib. 322.
Bettir is crabing na blythnes or laiching c1515 Asloan MS I. 313/24.
Ysaac is alsmekle to say as lauching 1551 Hamilton Catechism 69.
Thai that … occupeis thame self in … ony warldly talking, lauchhing, scorning a1578 Pitsc. II. 68/27.
Quhen that he beheld thair lauching 1596 Dalr. II. 126/2.
Al this lauching [turned] into murning 1612 Dundonald Par. Rec. 233.
Thomas Rodman … convict of laching the tym of sermon on the Sabboth 1624 Elgin Rec. II. 184.
To … confess ther falt of mirding, lauching and playing them the last Sabothe 1665 Lauder Jrnl. 52.
The auditory ... had much ado to keip themselfes from laughting (2) ?1438 Alex. ii. 9756.
The play vox wery, for mony man, But lauching, losit thare lyues than
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