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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cutting, vbl. n. Also: -yn(g, -in; cw(i)tting, cuting. [e.m.E. cutting, ME. (rare) kuttyng (c 1400), f. Cut v.]

1. The action of cutting. 1492 Myll Spect. 278/4.
Quha distroyeit Samsone … bot Dallyda … in cuttyn of his harys? 1498 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 74.
Vnder the payne of … cutting of thair eiris c1500 Rowll Cursing 178.
Thay salbe revin be the throttis For cutting of tha fowlis croppis 1547 Reg. Cupar A. II. 44.
Thai sall keip thame self, … and thair gudis fra cutting or distroying of our medowis and brume parkis 1557 Peebles B. Rec. 238.
[The council] ordanis to avise with maister Johne Spence anentis the cuttin and birnyng of the tirvis 1563 Grant Chart. 128.
Cwtting of the said tymmar 1608 Highland P. III. 106.
[The] cwitting and destroying of woods and plainting committit be thame

2. A piece cut off, or produced by cutting. 1398 Reg. Great S. (1814) 253/2.]
[Illud croftum quod dicitur le Cuttyng 1570 Prot. Bk. J. Colville 89.
Geistis and sparris of ayk; cuttingis and boallis of ayk & esche 1597 Edinb. Test. XXX. 45.
Fyve caikis leid with tua cuttingis estimat to xlij stane wecht 1608 Ib. XLIV. 81.
Tua cuttingis of fustiane extending to fyve elnes 1618 M. Works Acc. XV. ii. 51.
Tua hundereth cutingis to be pinis to the sclaitis 1651–2 Peebles B. Rec. II. 191.
To Stephin Grive for mending the trie bridge and furnishing 6 cutting of daillis

3. Attrib. with boord, pres. 1580 Edinb. Test. VIII. 362 b.
Iohne Ros prentair … Ane cutting pres and ane pleuch, … ane sewing pres 1666 Ib. LXXII. 110.
Ane old cutting boord with ane knyfe c 1670 Douglas Chart. 343.
Ane gret chyre, and ane cuting boord