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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Los(s)in(g, vbl. n.³ Also: lois(s)- and -eing. [Los v.³ Cf. also Lowsing vbl. n.² and Loosing vbl. n.³] The unloading of a ship or of cargo from a ship; a ship's discharging of cargo.Freq. coupled with Ladin(g vbl. n. 1, Ladining vbl. n. 1, q.v. for further examples.(1) 1501 Treas. Acc. II. 101.
Payit … for losing of Will Merymouthis bote, quhen scho straik on ground 1535–6 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 194, etc. 1545 Treas. Acc. VIII. 371.
For lossing of an gret craar of collis cummin furth of Kynneill to Leith 1571 Reg. Privy C. II. 88.
At the hamecuming of all schippis, … befoir the entres and loissing of thame 1575 Conv. Burghs I. 40.
The conseruatour … salbe present at the loissing of euery schip … , incais ony forboidin gudes … be found … thairintill 1602 Ib. II. 137, etc. 1603 Stirling B. Rec. I. 104.
The merchandis of all … boittis immediatelie efter thair arryving to the said … heavin and befoir thair loissing to … gif up … ane trew inventer 1610 Crim. Trials III. 84.
In … laidning his boittis … and loiseing the same 1642 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. III. 37.
[Duties of tenant:] losing of shippis betuixt Pittsliggo and Fraserburghe proportionalie(2) 1508 Treas. Acc. IV. 47.
At lading of the said tymir, … At losing of the samyn 1512 Ib. 454.
For the losing of ij gret gunnys furth of the Inglis cachis 1537–8 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 213.
For frauchting, boting and lossing of the samyn [plaster] fra Dunde to Lundoris 1540 Treas. Acc. VII. 359.
Gevin to the maister of artalȝery … for lossing of the munitioun furtht of the schippis in the Brunt eland … and for pynour feis for lossing, laying on land 1544–5 Ib. VIII. 348, etc. 1547 Ib. IX. 104.
Eftir losing of this artalȝere 1551–2 Perth Guildry fol. 280 (15 Jan.).
For the lossing and houssing of ilk tvn of wyne viij d. 1560 (c 1650) Dundee B. Laws 20.
[No timber to be left on the shore] any longer efter the lossing therof nor viij dayes 1591 Conv. Burghs I. 360. 1597 Acts IV. 137/2.
Loissing 1613 Conv. Burghs II. 395.
For lossing and careing of ilk coffer, fardell, or ball from the skout flote to the ship 1617 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 66.
For loising of tham [loads of lath] out of the schip 1622-6 Bisset II. 232/6. 1633 M. Works Acc. MS. XXXI. 3.
Losseing 1637 Banff Ann. I. 79.
[Complaint that] be the lossing of milstanes, walsteanes or ballast of great stanes within the flood mark of the schoir thair boitis … are … in perrell … of … breaking(3) absol. 1598 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 220.
Jhonn Ramsay … to haif done wrang in howsing and losing on the north syde of the water of Leyth 1612 Conv. Burghs II. 363.
To mak continuall place to our schips for lossing and laydning(4) 1594 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. I. 300.
That ilk bailȝie … sall haue … at dennar and supper ane quart of vyne of ilk schip that cummis within this poirt with vyne, sa lang as the schip is in loissing thairof