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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hewin, Hewyn, ppl. a. Also: hewine, -yne; hewen, hewe(i)ne; hevin, -yn, heving; heavin. [ME. hewen (Wycl.), p.p. of Hew v.] Hewn. (Chiefly with stane, werk.)(a) 1387 Edinb. Chart. 35.
Betwene the chapellis [to be] guteryt with hewyn stane c1420 Wynt. I. 948.
Mony a symly cyté fayre, Wytht towre, and stepe, and hewyn stayre 1454–5 Edinb. Chart. 79.
His armis to be putt in hewyn werk in vthir thre partes of the Ile c1475 Wall. ix. 829.
Off hewyn temyr … he gert thaim … a stark barres mak 1529 M. Works Acc. I. 10 b.
To vj werkmen … berand the hewine werk to the bak of the chapell 1591 Misc. Spald. C. III. 163.
Thrie thowsand peice of fyne hewin free staine, ashler work 1616 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 339.
Ane wall … with ane hewin chack Ib.
Ane hewin doir in the mid wall 1618 Edinb. Test. L. 155.
Tuentie thousand … hewin skowis … , tuentie thousand … vnhewin skowis 1639 Thanes of Cawdor 284.
Hewine skwnchiones to ewerie doar 1676 Glasgow Chart. II. 186.
To build ane wall or bullworke of hewin stone(b) 1556–7 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 212.
For carying of iiij^xx … peice hewene work 1616 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 339.
Chapture heidis … with hewen muildries 1686 Ib. IV. 306.
To mak wpe the said croce … of hewen and eastler work Ib.
Engraven vpon eastler hewen stone(c) 1567 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 228.
The hevyn wark of the bak dure 1571 Lanark B. Rec. 64.
To put oup the saming [wall] … with fouir heuing duris thairin 1622-6 Bisset I. 269/29.
Ane pillare of hevin stane neir to the markett croce 1615–16 M. Works Acc. XI. 16.
To the quarrieris for wining lxxviii feitis of heavin work