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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Outputtar, -er, n. [Late north. ME. (in-takers &) out-putter(s) (1421), in a sense related to, or identical with, 1 below; otherwise appar. only Sc.]
1. One who ‘puts out’ others, property, as in Outputtin(g vbl. n. 1 c.14.. Acts I. 342/1.
Outputtaris and inbringaris of thift out of ane cuntree in ane vther or out of a toune till ane vther 1509 Justiciary Rec. II. 144.
Gif thair be ony outputtaris or inbringaris of wtheris mennis gudis 1535 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 158.
Volle Ellot … had ane hors of George Curror and thairefter put avay the hors in to Anandaill and gat for hyme ane doun bawykit eil bakit for hyme and it vas schawin to me that Volle Ellot said, ‘And we var put at for the said hors he suld fynd in to Quhychester barony the outputtar of the hors’ 1594 Misc. Spald. C. II. 128.
Ane commoune theife … and outputter of leill menis geir in thifteous maner 1610 Reg. Privy C. IX. 52.
2. a. One who utters or circulates false coin.1574 Acts III. 93/1.
Pvnissit as wilfull outputtaris and changearis of fals and corrupt money 1635 Cochran-Patrick Coinage II. 42.
Against the imbringers venters and outputters of this false and counterfoote copper coyne
b. One who issues or circulates (unlicensed books).1583 Reg. Privy C. III. 587.
To apprehend alsweill the … prentaris as of thair ayderis, pertineris, sellaris and outputtaris of thair saidis buikis
3. A person or one of a group of persons responsible for finding and equipping men for military service. = Outrekar n.Cf. Outputtin(g vbl. n. 5.1644 Acts VI. i. 107/1.
The saids outputteres of them [soldiers] shall be obleidged to search seike and apprehend the saids fugitives 1650 Ib. ii. 590/1. 1650 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 114.
The counsell gaue order … to put on pairties of soiouris wpone the leaderis and outputteris of this present levie till ilk ane of them pay … fyfteen dollouris for ilk soiour 1651 Montgomery Mem. II. 314.
That those who had the greatest rents should be the outputters of the said horses 1651 Urquhart Jewel 251. 1671 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. III. 390. 1680 Edinb. B. Rec. X. 415.
Members of the toun councell … [are each to] furnish ane sufficient man in ther stead for supplieing ther place [in the guard] for whom the outputters are to be answerable 1685 Fountainhall Decis. I. 357.
£10 Scots yearly … for his proportion of a militia-horse, whereof Kilpont was the leader and outputter
4. An instigator. = Outhounder n.1630-1651 Gordon Geneal. Hist. 317.
Sir Robert Gordoun … wes blamed by the Earle … for this accidentall slaughter as ane outputter of the rest to that effect
