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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Blude-, Bluid-drawing, vbl. n. Also: blud-, bluyd-, blod- (blood-), bloid-drawing, -drawine, -drav(e)ing, -drauing. [Blude n. ³. Cf. Draw v.] Drawing of blood by assault or wounding. 14.. Acts I. 376/2.
For blude drawyne xxv s. 1516 Fife Sheriff Ct. 48.
That the saidis Dauid & Marioune … war qwytt … & fre of the said distroubilance [and] bloid drauing 1520 Ib. 179.
Summond … fore the hurting & blud drawine one Iohne Millare Ib. 185.
Summond … for the hurting & blud drawing of [N. N.] 1540 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 168.
George Faw and Johnne Faw, Egiptianis, ware convict … for the blud drawing of Sande Barrowne 1546 Ib. 228.
Accusit … for the strublance of this guid towne and bluid dravin 1552 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 277.
The slauchteris, mutilatioun, … hurting, blude drauing [etc.] 1608 Grant Chart. 207.
To haue done wrang … be the hurting and bluid drawing of the said Iohne Grant 1641 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 263.
Accusit for cruell hurting, wounding, and bloddraveing of Johne Crombie 1644 Ib. IV. 16.
Convict … for hurting, wounding, and blood drawing of Iohn Farquhar