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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Drawing, vbl. n. Also: drawyng, -yn(e, -in(e, draing, dravin(g. [ME. drawinge (c 1305).]

1. The action of the verb ‘draw’ in various senses.(1) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 676.
Nought the hors the drawyng had 1488 Lanark B. Rec. 2.
For drawyn and layn of the stan, vi d. 1494 Treas. Acc. I. 249.
For drawyng of the lang treis fra the bate 1508 Dunferm. B. Rec. 157.
For drawing of thre treis to the cuk stuyll 1511 Treas. Acc. IV. 314.
To the baxtaris tabernar for playing at the drawing of the gret schip 1585 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 116.
For … draving of sparit cartis inlangis the said brig(2) 1480 Acta Conc. 60/1.
The accioun … for the drawin of a water lade and mylne damme throw the landis of Aymisfeld 1493 Ib. 307/1.
The wrangwis … drawing of the watter out of the auld gang 1668 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. II. 430.
The said compleaner … in draveing of water, setting doune of sinks, … [having] expended above … fourescore thousand merkis(3) 1513 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 144.
Jhone Thomesoun … in distrublance and drawing of blude of Sande Willesoun … is convict 1553 Prot. Bk. A. Gaw 32.
In hurt of his persone and draving of his bluid 1592 Fam. Innes 162.
For the draving and effusione of … bluid(4) c1515 Asl. MS. I. 155/23.
The son … be drawin out of thair spretis makis thaim cowartis of hert 1531 M. Works Acc. II. 3.
To the pynouris … for drawin out & sorting of the gestis out of the grete tyre 1542 Treas. Acc. VIII. 127.
For the drawing of the pece cassin before the last chakar 1561 Inverness B. Rec. I. 71.
The said Arthour is adjugit in admerciament for the wranguse drawing of ane quhinȝear to our said minister 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 288.
He … thaireftir went to bed, whair he wrocht in drawing of his end

2. attrib. Used for, employed in, drawing. a. Of oxen: Draught. 1398 Acts I. 212/1.
All gudis, catale, & landys … owtane qwhite schepe, rydin hors & drawyn oxin 1424 Acts II. 4/1.
Drawyne oxin, riddyne hors, and vtensillis of hous allanerly outtane 1493 Acta Aud. 178/1.
The clame of xv drawin oxin, thre ȝong oxin, ten ky [etc.] 1562 Will Agnes Betoun 223.
In primis fatetur habere xliiij. drawing oxen, price of the pees v lib. 1588 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 425.
Item therof is … xxiiij drawin oxin … ilk pece sett within the iust awaill, iij lib. 1623 Blackhalls 146.
He hes in his possessioun ten dravin oxin

b. With knife, tow (= rope). 1513 Treas. Acc. IV. 515.
Tua drawyn towis to keip hir [a cannon] at upwith and dounewith 1609 Hilderstoun Silver Mines I. 206 b.
Ane drawing knyfe to … dicht the stamparis with, xv s.

3. attrib. Capable of being drawn out. 1607 Edinb. Test. XLIII. 46 b.
Ane drawing burde with ane furme 1610 Hist. Kinloss A. xi.
Three drawin tabellis of wanscott 1630 Bamff Chart. 222.
Ane taffill of aik of drawing leaffis 1646 Edinb. Test. LXI. 270.
Ane iron braice with drawing raxes

4. Drawing-chamber, -room. 1619 Misc. Abbotsf. C. 81.
Scho came to hir drawing chalmber, and to hir gallerie, everie day allmost 1640 Bk. Carlaverock II. 502.
In the draing rume … a turky stule and … one ould chaire 1657 Balfour Ann. III. 123.
A conference in the Kinges drawing chalmber