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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hunting, vbl. n. Also: huntyng(e, -ine, -yn(e, hunttin(g, hwntine, honting, -yne, hounting, -ine, -yne, howntine; ontyne. [e.m.E. hountinge (1545), ME. huntinge, OE. huntung.]

1. The action or practice of hunting.For further examples see Halking vbl. n. and Hawking vbl. n.(a) 1375 Barb. xv. 314.
Still all that sesoune thar duelt he At hunting a1400 Leg. S. xx. 60.
The president Til huntyne has his knychtis sent c1420 Wynt. ii. 191.
In huntyng Esawe had delyte Ib. vi. 708.
Rywvn wyth a bare In hwntyng c1450-2 Howlat 773.
Hunting at herdis c1460 Regim. Princ. 82.
In huntyn & in sornyng thai thé send 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 85.
A pare of metingis for hunting c 1560 Stirlings of Keir 415.
Thai had been at ane curs of hunting … for ane ra 1560 Rolland Seven S. 4174.
Await sum day quhen he gais in hunting 1593 Warrender P. II. 205.
For sending in … persons to await on [= waylay] his majestie at hunting 1596 Dalr. I. 19.
Hartis, thair … nature and hunting(b) 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 274.
Halkyng, hountyng, armes … Preordinat ar … for thy plesour 1549 Compl. 13/6.
Thir tua princis vsit … to pas to hounting c1615 Chron. Kings 19.
[He] passis the rest of his dayis in honting

2. An act or course of hunting; a hunt. 1375 Barb. iv. 513.
How thai had farne in thair huntyn [C. ontyne] c1420 Wynt. iii. 611.
It happynyd syne at a huntyng Wyth wolwys hym to weryd be 1504 Treas. Acc. II. 454.
To Schir Johne Musgraves man that blew the hunting to the King, xiiij s. 1531 Bell. Boece I. xxxix.
King Robert Bruce … went to ane hunting in this wod 1560 Rolland Seven S. 7083.
The hunting done, the king come hame at ene 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 342.
The laird of Lochinver beand passand to ane hunting 1596 Dalr. I. 19/23.
Gret hartis … commounlie in a solemne hunting … sum tyme 1000 … ar slayne

3. a. The right of hunting. b. A hunting-ground. a. 1475–1630 (see Halking vbl. n. (2)).b. 1461 Chart. (Reg. H.) No. 362.
The forsaide landys … wyth … hawkyngis, huntyngis, fyschyngis, foullyngis 1617 Melrose P. 297.
Questiouns of mairtchis in thair wooddis, forrests, and hountings 1669 Burnett Fam. P. MS.
To be halden all and haill the saids … landis … in hows, … fishingis, … huntingis [etc.]

4. Attrib. in hunting -caip, -club, -cuttles, -garment, -hall, -horn, -rail, -sadill, -speir, -staff. 1643 Edinb. Test. LX. 239.
Fower hunting caipes 1596 Dalr. I. 19/32.
Out of that place the hundis being hunted, … jaiuelinis castne, and hounting cloubs Ib. 186/6.
Thay … slayes him with thair hunting clubis 1640 Black Bk. Taymouth 350.
Ane litle schort hunting cuttles 1599 Treas. Acc. MS. 43 b.
To be his hounting garment … thrie elis … grene stemming 1715 Coll. Aberd. & B. 249.
An old ruinous castle, said to have been built by King Robert I for a hunting-hall, as they call it; that is, for a lodging to retire into for refreshment, after hunting in the forest 1567 Bamff Chart. 71.
Ane hunting horn, price xiiij s 1600 Crim. Trials II. 215.
His Maiesty … standing naked, wythout any kinde of armour but his hunting horne 1513 Doug. x. xii. 57.
The bustuus swyne … betrappit … Amyd the huntyng ralys and the nettis 1586 Treas. Acc. MS. 84 b.
Sevin plane hunting sadillis 1513 Doug. i. vi. 20.
The braid steilheid schuke on the huntyng speir Ib. iv. iv. 5.
The … huntmen … With huntyng sperys [L. venabula] styf with hedis braid c1475 Wall. ii. 95.
A huntyn staff in till his hand he bar 1531 Bell. Boece I. 205.
Ane of thaim … drave him throw the body with ane hounting staffe 1675 Erskine Diary 223.
The party haveing indevoured to keep them off with the hunting staffes they had in their hands