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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1627-1641, 1696-1697
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(Liming,) Lym(e)ing, vbl. n.1 Also: limming, lymming. [ME. (a 1225), late OE. líming cementing together, and e.m.E. liming, lymeing, etc. (1552) whitewashing with lime, dressing land with lime, treating skins with lime.] a. Quarrying and manufacture of lime. b. Dehairing skins by steeping in lime. c. Liming of land. d. Bleaching with lime. —a. 1627 Orkney Rentals iii. 19.
Thair is never lyming, walking-huis nor ony vther commodities qlk may bring gain to the parocheb. 1696 Berw. Nat. C. XXXIII. 5.
The above written act is cancelled and rescinded in all poyntes excepteing the lymeing or ploteing of skinesc. 1627 Rep. Parishes 41.
It payed of auld ffyve hundreth merkis bot now be lymming it payes … sex hundreth 1627 Ib. 91.
[Neaton] now presently be gud laburing and limming is becomme better 1697 Fountainhall Decis. I. 803.
There will be an excresce in respect of the great improvements of the lands by lymingd. 1641 Acts V. 412/1.
Lining cloath … which … throughe the deceet vsed by the bleicheres in lymeing therof … is lyklie to come in contempt abroade
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