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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1479-1667
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Cusching, n. Also: -yng, -eing; cuss(c)h-, cuch-, cushing; cuissch-, cuischsing; coushing. [ME. cusching (rare), in Sc. the usual variant of cuschin Cuschen. Cf. Cussing.] A cushion.1479 Acts Lords of Council 33/2.
v cuschingis out of the castel 1489 Treasurer's Accounts I. 106.
For vj cusschingis to the Dwke [of Ross] 1493 Acts Lords of Council 315/1.
A pare of ffustiane blankatis, a bankure, four cuschingis 1497 Treasurer's Accounts I. 369.
For ane vnce of sewing silk to the Kingis cuchingis 1503 Treasurer's Accounts II. 214.
For xxxij elne Bertane claith to be beris to thir cuschingis 1540 Acts Lords of Council MS. XIII. 119.
The paraling of ane hall with boncure, cusschingis, lang sadill [etc.] 15.. Clariodus v. 117.
The cuschingis of deaureat splendure schone 1569 Treasurer's Accounts MS. 162.
Weluote to couer chiris, stulis, and cuscheingis c 1578 Maxwell Mem. I. 312.
Ane langsattill had certane cuisschingis a1585 Maitland Maitland Quarto MS ii. 44.
In kirk [thay] ar not content with stuillis, … Bot caryis cuschingis lyik vaine fuillis 1600 Treasurer's Accounts MS. 78.
Four cuschingis … twa kirk cuschings 1625 Edinburgh Testaments LIII. 77.
Half ane dosone new sewit cuschingis 1649 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 96.
Becaus the former new cushing was stollin out of the kirk1667 Edinburgh Testaments LXXIII. 45 b.
Ane stand of courtinges In the hall with ane coushingattrib. 1542 Acts & Decreets MS. I. 140 b.
ij coueringis … maid of cusching werk 1582 Edinburgh Testaments XI. 159.
Aucht eln of cusching gaus
