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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Outbreking, vbl. n. Also: outbrecking, -breaking. [ME. outbrekyng (c 1425), e.m.E. out-breaking (1638), and cf. Brek v. 9.] a. A breaking out into sin, disorder or rebellion. At outbreking, in rebellion. b. The breaking out from its banks (of a river or stream).a. (1) 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1891) 302.
For except as to open outbreakings I want nothing of what Judas and Cain had 1646 Kinghorn Kirk S. 62.
The minister and sessioun … finding much outbrecking which might be prevented 1652 Protestation by the Dissenting Brethren, Gen. Assembly Refuted 3.
Of judging any man's everlasting estate by his temporall outbreakings 1652 Dumfries Kirk S. 23 Dec.
For his scandalous behaviour in sundrie outbrekings in habituall drunkennes & cursing a1658 Durham Commandments (1675) 140.
It helpeth the master to keep his authority … and it keepeth from many out-breakings 1658 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 170.
And the many outbreakings in manifold provocatiouns against the Lord, speciallie by the sins of vnclennes 1661 A. Jaffray Diary 18.
Out-breaking a1699 J. Fraser in Sel. Biog. II. 103.
I ordinarily slighted duties and fell in out-breakings of swearing [etc.](2) 1638 Henderson Serm. 207.
Nature … would aye be at outbreakingb. 1665 Lauder Jrnl. 20.
They ware telling us of the monstrous outbreakings the river had made … upon all the country adiacent 1696 Lanark B. Rec. 259.
And for preserveing the out breaking of the burn