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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1549
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Sonnyng, vbl. n. [e.m.E. sonnynge (1510); Sone v.] The action of exposing (material) to the sun's rays; ? airing. — 1549 Treasurer's Accounts IX 324.
To vj tailȝeour childer quhilkes handillit and dicht the hale tapestrie … for thair laubouris in sonnyng, falding and paking up of the samyn
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