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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Riggin(g) stan(e, staine, ston(e, n. Also: rygg-, rig-, reg-, reig- and -yn, -ine, -e(i)n, -eyn, -ane, -on; ringene and stayn(e. [Riggin(g vbl. n.¹ and stane. Also in 19th c. north. Eng. dial.] Stone, or a stone, employed in constructing the (ridge of the) roof of a house, also the crown of a road. See also Riggin(g vbl. n.¹ 3.coll. and pl.coll. 1471–2 Aberd. Acc. fol. 2b.
Boucht fra Thom Wat of Herwe iiij^xx foytis of regyn stayn to the towboytht cost xl 1535–6 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 189.
For iiii rudis iii elnis riggin stane to the north chalmeris foresaid 1536 Maxwell Mem. I 271.
For … ryggeyn stayne onpwtteyne 1599 Aberd. B. Rec. II 201.
To the rigging stane of the calsey 1611 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 336.
Riging stone 1617 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 43.
For … poynting the haill houssis and putting the rigging stane theron 1638 Salmon Borrowstounness 339.
For thigging of the porch and laying on the rigging stone 1650 Misc. 3 Spald. C. 204.
For 70 fuit of rigon stan to the tolbuith 1650–1 Aberd. Shore Wk. Acc. 340.
Ankerag of ane uther bot with reigonstone 1652–3 Ib. 357.
3 last of rigen ston and hewen stonis 1672 M. Bruce Rattling Dry Bones 24.
A moving to the building of a good sydwall upon that good foundation, ay till the riggin-stone be put onpl. 1573 Sempill Sat. P. xxxix 96.
Of Daueis toure … Thay riggein stanes cum tumland ouir the trinschis 1574 St. A. Kirk S. 404.
He sal wirk sum ryggen-stanis of his awin 1582 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 122.
Foure riging stanis … to the wouttis in the kirk 1610 Glasgow Trades House 32.
Rigein stanis 1620 Mylne Master Masons 110.
Quhilk kirk and ile salbe thackit with sklaitt, timberit, rigined with riggane stanes [etc.] 1629 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 300.
Ellevin foote of rigging staines … upon the poulder hous 1650 Cramond Ch. Rathven 20.
A stonne hous sklaitted without rigging stones 1652 Peebles B. Rec. II 7.
Riggine stones 1699 Boharm Kirk S. 14 May.(b) 1561–3 Edinb. Old Acc. I 437.
For ringene stanis to end owt the rigene wyth, xxiiij s.