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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Insuckin, -en, n. (adj.) Also: -sukkin. [In prep.; Suckin n.] The multure payable by persons within the sucken of a mill. Also attrib. with cornes, multure. — 1540 (1543) Reg. Great S. 672/1.
Quod tenentes … solverent annuatim … lie insuckin et outsuckin 1570 Inverness Rec. I. 193.
Getting na obedience of the thrall suckin thairof, out-suckin and in-suckin or onye vther victuall 1598 Exch. R. XXIII. 477.
Insukkin et outsuckin 1607 Reg. Great S. 707/1.
Cum astrictis multuris, lie knaifschip, insuckin et outsuckin villarum, terrarum, et cottagiarum 1641 Acts V. (1817) 629/2.
Astrictand all cornes … alsweill out suckin as insuckin to be brocht to the saidis milnes allanerly 1662 Aberd. Council Lett. IV. 225.
In so far as they have constantlie beene in use ... to pay the multures lybellit as insucken 1681 Stair Inst. iv. xv. se. 5.
Thirlage of lands to milns of the King's property is sufficiently instructed by vse of coming to the miln and paying the insucken multures