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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Outputtin(g, vbl. n. Also: owt(e)- and -puting. [Late ME. out-puttynge (Trevisa, Misyn), thereafter appar. chiefly or only Sc.]
1. a. ? Moving or lifting out (something material).1530 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 43.
For thair passage to Nudry quarrel for the outputting of the aislaris 1531 Ib. 64.
To … [the] quaryouris … for lx pece battilling … price of ilk peis wynnyn and out putting of the quarrell … iiii d. 1641 Kirkcaldy Presb. 196.
And what have ye to do with outputting and inputting of the seates [of the kirk]?
b. ? Putting away or to a distance.1592 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. 39.
For owt putting of the best of thair merttis in defraude of the lairdis meill merttis
c. ‘Putting out’ of goods, cattle or money, by way of, or for the purpose of, theft.(1) Orig. and chiefly, the conveying of stolen goods out of the district or the country (in which case inbringing or inputting, with which this word is freq. coupled, would = the bringing in of stolen goods from another district or, ? orig., from England into Scotland). But some quots. also admit of the interpretation: the exposure of a neighbour's property, esp. cattle, to thieves with whom one is in league. (2) Outputting of another person, perh. = committing this crime against him. In (3) the word has perh. been understood in some other, perh. erron., sense.(1) 1495 Crim. Trials I. i. 98.
For the thiftwise owtputtin and awaytakin of the gudis of vmquhile George Campbele of Lowdoune, the scheref of Are, the tyme he was stewart to the said scheref 1515 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I. 156.
Commoun theft, commoun owtputting and inbringing in [t]reasonable maner betuix Scotland and Ingland 1532 Reg. Privy S. II. 199/1. 1594 Misc. Spald. C. II. 123.
For outputting to lymmeris of Williame Johnstounes sheip of Auchtertyre to Straythspey 1603 Crim. Trials II. 420.
Resset of thift, outputing and inputing of thift 1605 Reg. Privy C. VII. 707.
Gif any Englischeman steill in Scotland or a Scotisman steill in England … he salbe punisched by death … and that all accessaries to suchte fellonys, viz. outputting and recetting, sall lykwyse suffer death for the same 1613 Crim. Trials III. 252.
For cowmoun thift and cowmoun resset of thift, outputing and inputing of thift fra land to land, fra cuntrie to cuntrie baith of auld and new(2) 1594 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 61.
Tuiching his thifteous outputting and betraying in forme of brigantie of Richard Flescheour his awin nichtbor and airte and pairtacking with sic of the vagit men as bereft him of a certan sowme of money(3) 1605 Douglas Chart. 320.
Dyvers persones … committis commoun thift … outputting and imbringing of thevis, hocheris of oxin
2. a. Expulsion, ejection or exclusion from a property or a tenancy.For further examples, see Inputting vbl. n. (1).1488 Acta Conc. I. 87/2.
Maisterfull furthcasting and outputting of hir and hir tennentis out of the landis of Donboug 1490 Ib. 164/1.
The wrangwis out putting & halding of him out of tenne pundis worth land 1497 Ib. II. 72. 1558 Strathendrick 2. 1563–4 Boyd Fam. P. No. 46 (2 Jan.).
The wrangous eiecting and owte putting of the said David … fwrth of his malying 1565–6 Reg. Privy C. I. 483.
For the allegeit wrangus ejectioun and outputting of the saidis Johnne Achesoun [etc.] … furth of the mynis and leidhoillis of Glengonar and Winlok 1607 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. II. 100.
b. Expulsion or banishment from a town, district or country.1523 Armstrong Hist. Liddesdale I. 218.
[A command for the] outputting of the theiffis and traitouris 1530 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 106.
Under the pane of out putting of the toun 1544 Corr. M. Lorraine 79.
For the resisting and out putting of our ennymeis [out of Scotland] 1645 Edinb. B. Rec. VIII. 71.
Under pretext of owtputting of their wyfis and bairnes furth of this brugh
c. Discharge from prison.1564 Crim. Trials I. i. 444.
Persones that hes the Quenis auctorite of presoning and inputting and outputting as the baillies of Edinburgh hes
3. ? The launching (of a ship).1511 Treas. Acc. IV. 313.
At he debuirsat to iij Scottis trumpatis playand at the outputting of the Kingis gret schipe
4. Uttering, issue (of false coin).1563 Digest Justiciary Proc. E. 16.
Thomas Peblis convict … of … counterfeitting … of ane testane and half testane … and outputting thairof 1574 Reg. Privy C. II. 399.
Crymes sic as … inbringing and outputting of fals and corrupt money 1576 Crim. Trials I. ii. 65. 1599 Reg. Privy C. VI. ii. 1602 Crim. Trials II. 383.
5. The finding and equipping of men for military servce.Cf. Outputtar n. 3.1640 Spalding I. 359.
The saidis out putteris salbe oblegit to mak wp there number be out putting of men in there places sufficientlie providit in armes [etc.] 1640 Kirkcudbr. Min. Bk. 37.
For not out-putting of the troupe and baggage hors ilk ane of thame for thair awn pairtes 1646 Musselburgh iii.
That thair sall be ane collectioun gatherit … and that for payment of the haill expens and debursmentis wairet out and bestowit vpone be thame for the outputting of the sojoures in thair bands 1646 Aberd. Council Lett. III. 54. 1648 Culross 226. 1649 Kirkcaldy Presb. 362.
Anent a voluntar contributioun for outputting of a regiment for the ministers 1650 Dumfries Treas. Acc. MS.
Outputing
6. (?) —1597 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 668.
For making of tuelf round heidit naillis for outputting of the latchettis of the claith of the pulpit
7. ? Doing away with, overcoming (a ‘hitch’ or difficulty caused by a fault in the coal-seam).1673 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt 4 Oct.
For … 1 beirer beiring moorment at the out puting of a trubl
