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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Steking, Steiking, Stieking, Stikking, Sticking, Stiken, vbl. n.1 [ME and e.m.E. stikynge (Chaucer), sticking (a1400-50), stykynge (Prompt. Parv.), stekyng (north., 1495-6); Stek(e v.1] The action of the verb in senses 1, 4 b and 12 b.(1) c1475 Wall. viii 225.
The fers steking, maid mony grewous wound 1498 Acta Conc. II 237.
Wrangus vexacione and troubling of the sade Alexander and his servandis be the steiking and hurting of thair horse(b) a1584 Maxwell Mem. II 157.
In inwading and stieking of him and his wyf in thair avin hows(c) 1585 Acts III 422/1.
Be … slaying, hoching, stikking and shutting of thair cattell 1605 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 11 Oct.
Thai that sall hald ony swyne sall keip thame within thair awin bounds … under the pane of stiken of thame 1615 Orkney & Shetl. Ct. Bks. 106.
Ane meir … stickit be the said Adame Boyne … the fork quhairwith she wes stickit … wes stollen fra him fourtie dayis befoir the sticking 1643 Boharm Kirk S. 13 May.
For sticking of John Paxtoun … and bleeding of him with ane knyf(2) 1649 Balfour Ann. III 439.
They [sc. ships] wer shattred by sticking in the ice(3) 1641 Baillie I 390.
The most … of the Estates were content to have Argyle thesaurer; bot others … did make the king peremptor in refuseing that motion. Upon this rock there was a long sticking 1672 Mackenzie Pleadings 5.
[Eloquence can] soften … humours, which would els by constant sticking at meer law become too rigid and severe
