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: 1453-1599
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Upstriking, -stricking, -streking, vbl. n. Also: upstrikin, -strikkyng, -strickine, wpstryking. [Striking vbl. n.] a. Opening or breaking down by force. = Striking vbl. n. 14 b. b. Breaking into; opening (a container). = Striking vbl. n. 14 c. c. Obtaining or removing (something), by forcible entry; also unpacking (of merchandise). Cf. Striking vbl. n. 14 e.a. 1556–7 Old Dundee II 354.
Andro Broun committit stroublence in upstricking of the bakehouse door, and coming upon them with ane drawn whinger ?15… Jervise Memor. Angus & Mearns II 259.
[She] put hir arme in the hoill quhair the bowt suld hef bene for haist, bot the wpstryking of it brak hir arm(b) 1583 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I 170.
In vpstreking of durris … and violentt away taking of certane friemenis gudisb. 1550 Dundee B. Ct. II 23 (15 Dec.).
The clame of Sanderis Ros vpoun Thome Villiemson [etc.] … for the vpstrickine & lowsing of his pack 1561 Admir. Ct. Bk. (St. S.) 212.
He had just caus to persew the said Williame for upstriking of his suker kistc. 1453 Aberd. B. Rec. MS V i 188 (3 Oct.).
Dauid Wardlaw is in amerciament of the courte for the wrangwise vpstrikkyng of Laurence Thomsonis hidis in the schip 1545–6 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. II 121.
Robert Scott referrit him in the townis will for vpstrikin of his geir and offerring thairof to sell in the said towne(b) 1552 Perth Guildry 287 (4 Nov.).
The samyn beand sene be the merchand quhomto the geir pertenis at the vpstreking and first ressauyng thairof
