A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1570-1685
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Hinging lok, lock, n. Also: hinging locke, hyngin lok; heinging loke, hinging loug. [Var. of Hingand lock n. North. ME. hyngyng lok (1451-2, Raine N. Durh. 353). Cf. Hanging lock n.] A padlock. —1570 (1650) Dundee B. Laws iii.
The uther box with ane hinging lock for the evidentis and wraites1611 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) I. 338.
For ane heinging loke to the bak yet1619 Wedderburn Compt Bk. 65.
Lent Androw Thomsone … my hinging lok to put on Johne Smallis barn dor 1633 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) II. 320.
Mair ane other new key for ane hinging loug to keipe the letheres in1661 Edinb. B. Rec. IX. 241.
Anent a back doore … that there sould be a hinging locke set thereupon 1685 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries LVIII. 367.
A catband with a hinging lock
