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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1681
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Usuring, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. vsuring (1593); Usury n.] That practises usury, usurious. — 1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. (1681) i 58.
The fatherless and widows portion, Which usuring fathers lent to lairds, Who play'd it all at dice and cards
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"Usuring ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 26 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/usuring>
