A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1687-1700+
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(Trinsching,) Trinching, Trenching, vbl. n. [e.m.E. trenchyng (c1510), trenching (1543-4).] a. ? The action of carving a notch. Cf. Trinsch v. 1 c. b. The action of furnishing (a piece of land) with a trench or ditch. Cf. Trinsch v. 1 c. —a. 1687 Bk. Old Edinb. C. XXVII 144 (see Trin(s)ch v. 1 c).
Trenching —b. 1703 Foulis Acc. Bk. 319.
To James Steinsone to compleat his payment for trinching the gardein and wester yard
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