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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Livering, vbl. n. Also: livring. [Liver v.] Discharging, unloading, unshipping (cargo etc. from a ship, a ship, and absol.).(1) 1560 (c 1650) Dundee B. Laws 22.
That ther be no lading nor livering nor handling of taikells … in the night season 1643 Banff Ann. II. 213.
Complaint … against certaine persones for livering and casting out thair ballast … within the floodmark 16.. Admir. Ct. Form 63 b.
The primage is given to the mr. for bearing of the hazard off stowing of the merchants guids and livering them a shoare without danger 1660 Old Ross-shire I. 185. 1664 Salmon Borrowstounness 74. 1664 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I. 541.
[An] act prohibiting the landing and livering of men and goods out of any ship … from any part of the United Provinces 1674 Ib. IV. 163. 1680 Torry Coal & Salt Wks. 81 b.
Expenses upon salt … livering of meall and frauchts of irone 1723 Stirling B. Rec. II. 179.(2) 1598 (c 1650) Dundee B. Laws 52.
That they enter to the livering of all crears and boats … within xxiiij hours … gife they be not occupyit in the livering of vther boats 1638 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 127.
Ane heid of steine wark … for livering and loadning of shippis and barqueis thairat 1663 Edinb. B. Rec. IX. 336. 1664 Salmon Borrowstounness 74.
Anent the livering of the saids ships and landing of the persons therein 1666 Edinb. B. Rec. X. 19, 1667 Ib. 28. 1668 Glasg. B. Rec. III. 101. 1682 Cullen Kirk S. 20 Feb.
John Tame skipper … guilty of breach of sabath by livring his boat upon a sabath day(3) 16.. Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. III. 84.
The harbours for livering and loading are Thurso water [etc.]
