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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1563, 1648-1684
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(Truking,) Troking, Trocking, vbl. n. [e.m.E. trucking (1594).] a. The action of bartering or exchanging (one thing for another). b. The action of dealing in, taking to do or concerning oneself with (about) (something). c. pl. Dealings. —a. 1648 Aberd. Council Lett. III 106.
A tricke to gett away some pledding after it is landed at this staple port, under pretext of troking or changing for this countrey wares 1680 Breadalbane P. (Tours) MS 2.
Payit Mr. Campbell … for troking his sword—£15 10 s. —b. 1684 Decis. Lords F. 49.
Notwithstanding the text in the canon law [sc. that women are not acceptable as witnesses] … yet they were witnesses habiles in attrocious and latent crimes, such as adultery … women being most conversant in trocking about that crime 1684 Law Memor. 255.
The letters that were found with Earlstoun were under the notion of merchandizing, and trocking in merchant wares —c. 1563 Hist. Clan Gregor I 158.
[He endeavoured to] fortify [himself by a treaty of alliance with Stewart of Appin, a family who had also] trokings [with MacGregor of Ro.]
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