A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1593
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
(Stouthing,) Stowthing, n. [? Stouth n.] ? Stealing or ? concealing. The nature of the injury referred to is not clear. — 1593 Perth Hammermen 103.
That na brother of craft … sall in na wayis misuse or lychtlie his nychtbour, with ony kind of injurie, namelie, stowthing of hair in his brotheris or nychtbouris dore or window quhatsumevir
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Stouthing n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/stouthing>
