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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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(Meting-,) Meitting-, Meet(t)ing-house, n. [e.m.E. meeting-house, -howse (1636); Meting vbl. n.¹ 3.] A building in which meetings were held. a. A building other than a regular church in which religious meetings took place. b. A building for town council meetings. — 1687 Cramond Kirk S. II. 2 Oct.
The ordinary collections being abstracted by the meeting houses Ib. 16 Oct.
All the deacons who used to collect the poores money, except four, was gone to the meeting houses Ib. 6 Nov. 1689 Ib. III. 6 Dec.
A generall fast … both in kirk and meeting houses 1689 Edinb. B. Rec. XI. 262.
Upon pretence they goe to hear the word in the meetting house 1689 Dunferm. Ann. 355. 1690 Lanark B. Rec. 237.
Ane iron for carrying the basin and sand glass of the meeting house 1698 Glasgow B. Rec. IV. 259.
To the repairing of the ministers house and meitting house of Portglasgow