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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dekin, Deikin, n.¹ Also: dekine, -yn(e, -yng, -ein, -en, dekkyn, dekne, diken; deykin, deik(k)yn, deikine, -ing, -en; decyn, deckin, delkin; dakin, dackin. [Common variant of Decane n.¹, Decone, Deacon n.¹]

1. The deacon of a craft.(a) 1424 Acts II. 8/1.
That … thar be chosyn a wyse man of thar craft … , the quhilk sall be haldyn dekyn or maister man oure the layff 1427 Ib. 13/8.
That the dekyn of ilk craft sal … se at the werkmen be cunnande and the werk sufficiande 1473 Acta Aud. 18/2.
The dekin and craftismen of the skynnare craft of the burghe of Perthe 1489 Acts II. 221/1.
That thare be a dekkyn of craft of goldsmythis quhilkis sall exeme the said werk 1525 Dundee B. Laws 544.
The dekin … sall mak compt and rekyning … to the dekin that enteris in office 1530 Edinb. B. Rec. 33.
That the scheraris, walkaris, and bonetmakaris sall pas all togidder vnder ane hedisman, dekin, or oureman 1553 Bk. Old Edinb. C. VI. 57.
That all the breder of the said craft sall convene in the dekynnis hous quarterlie Ib. 58.
In Iohne Loch hous, dekyng in the mentyme 1567 Acts III. 34/1.
It is statute … that thair be na dekin of craft of maltmen, outher to burgh, or land 1578 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 67.
That ewery dekyn sycht thair craftis and gif vp in ticat … how mony of the ane sort and how mony of the wther 1581–2 Bk. Old Edinb. C. VI. 71.
The quhilke day, conuenit the dekein in Francis Bellis hous witht xx of the brether of the crafft 1607–8 Misc. Spald. C. V. 135.
To the new and auld magistrattis and dekynnis of craftis 1656 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 341.
Iohne Hall, present headis mani or dekine of the chirurgianis and barbouris(b) 1517 Treas. Acc. V. 123.
To.David Purves quhilk somonit the bailȝeis and deiknes of Edinburgh for the taxt 1550 Reg. Privy C. I. 101.
To convene the counsale of Edinburch and deikynnis of craft in the Tolbooth of the samin 1553 Bk. Old Edinb. C. VI. 57.
The said deiking, … ordanis ane act to be maid that all the breder of the said craft sall convene … quarterlie 1559 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 45.
That Iames Cranstoun … , presentlie dekyn of the said hamberman, … suld nocht be haldin to be thair deikyn ony langer 1569 Bk. Old Edinb. C. VI. 84.
Resaifit fra the deikkyn of the furrowris 1595 Conv. Burghs I. 460.
Arthour Mylne, deykin of the wrichtis of the cete of Sanctandrois 1605 Glasgow Prot. II. 115.
With expres consent of the counsail and deikinis of the said burght 1648 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 144.
Ordaines the deikine of couperis to produce thair lettre of deikinrie 1656 Ib. 328.
That the deikine of that craft … sall indent for the prenteis Ib.
All thais dikenes … present and in tyme cumyng 1658 Conv. Burghs III. 465.
Ane instrument … against the creating of deykins till first the gildrie sould be erectit(c) 1582 St. A. Baxter Bks. 31.
Ihone Wylie, dakin, … of the baxter craft 1583 Ib. 34.
The dackin and counsall of the baxteris of St Androus, Iohnne Valie being dackin thairof at this present

2. Dekin convener: (see Deacon n.¹ 2). 1605 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 235.
John Scot, deikin conveiner, presentit the persounis wnderwrittin 1608 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 325.
Quhatsumeuir persone … complenis on vtheris to the ballies … and not first to the dakin conveiner [etc.] 1648 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 129.
Niniane Gilhagie, deikine conveanar, and master of wark 1656 Ib. 325.
That the aughtein hundreth merkis … be sent eist with the dean of gild and dekin conveinar