A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Schapping, vbl. n. [Schap, var. of Chap v. 2.] The action of knocking, as at a door. —a1651 Calderwood V 301.
And that the Lord would waikin his majestie's heart in mercie, by Bothwell his schapping
