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(Outreke,) Outreik(e, Outri(c)k, Outrek, n. Also: outreick(e, -riek, -rike, -ricke, -reek, -reak, -rique, outtreik, owtreck, owtrik(e, utrick, utrique. [f. Outrekev. (Cf. Outrig n.)]

1. Equipping (a ship) with requisites for a voyage, as tackle and stores. 1617 Melrose P. I. 274.
Your maiesties rentis … wer so proffitablie bestowed in the purchase of Orknay, owtreck of schippis and waidgeing souldiours [etc.] 1626 Stirling's Royal Lett. I. 90.
Attending the outreak of certane schipps Ib. 96.
Outreik 1648 Edinb. B. Rec. VIII. 153. 1685 Fountainhall Decis. I. 340.
But having been at no expence on the out-riek [of the said frigate] 1688 Edinb. B. Rec. XI. 230.
Outreick

b. An act of outfitting a ship, and c. concr. An outfit (of tackle and stores), for a maritime expedition. 1598–9 State P. (Reg. H.) No. 107 B/5.
Owtrik of the Lewis Ib. No. 107 B/6.
Owtrike 1628 Conv. Burghs III. 260.
Thair inhabitants, consisting … of fischers, does therby leive and by thair yeirlie outreicks to the saids plaices 1629 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. III. 355.
I … have made diverse chargeable outreickes with twa great shippes weill furnished and appointed for that voyage 1669 Sc. Hist. Rev. XL. 59.
For his equall half outricke and cargo of the said Hoope 1688 M. P. Brown Suppl. Decis. III. 671.
The lords ordeined merchants to give their opinion whether, if a ship be sold where the buyer undertakes the burden of the outreik, if masts will fall under the notion of outreik, seeing she could not be a complete ship without masts

2. Finding and equipping (troops, also their mounts); also, fitting out (troops and others) for military service. 1639 Montgomery Mem. II. 292.
The outrik of 400 men for my lord's squader c 1639 Sc. Lore I. 163.
Depurst to John Randene … for the outreike of the trowpeing horsis for the Mearns 1644 Creswell Royal Coll. Surgeons Edinb. 305.
That there be a month's pay advanced for their outreike and furnishing their horses 1645 Army of the Covenant I. 213.
To Mr. Andro Ballentyne minister for his outrick to the army [£5/0/0] 1646 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 94.
Outreick 1649 Brown Paisley I. 241. 1649 Fam. Rose 347.
Out-reak 1651 Cupar Presb. 165.
Outrek 1657 Balfour Ann. IV. 340.
Outreicke 1669 Bk. Carlaverock II. 57.
That he exact no more from these joyned with him in the outreik of the horse bot the fraction laid upon them by yow 1671 Irvine Mun. II. 100.
For thrie yeirs mainteinance and outreik of tua militia horses 1672 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 160. 1672 Rothesay B. Rec. 229. 1674 Edinb. B. Rec. X. 182.
Outrick Ib. 1685 Elphinstone Fam. Bk. 195.
To cause intimate to the heretouris … in their outreike to have their proportiones of men in readines to randevous 1688 Old Ross-shire I. 232. 1688 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 141. 1688 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 353.
Five lib. for the outrike off the man as hat, boots, armes and horse furniture 1688 Wodrow Hist. IV. 463.
That all persons liable in outriek of the said militia foot regiments … do peremptorily send out their respective proportions 1692 Conv. Burghs IV. 623.
The burgh is subject to severall incident chairges … viz. … outreek of malitia and baggage horse expences 1695 Glasgow B. Rec. IV. 155.
Twenty eight shillings to be payed be each fencible man … for outrick of the late levie

b. A levy of troops. c. A tax, exaction or contribution raised for the finding or equipping of troops. 1644 Dunkeld Presb. I. 346.
No exercise nor meeting of the brethren [was held] because of the present troubles and outreik and passing through of armies 1649 Acts VI. ii. 482/1.
That the levies and outreikes of horse in the severall shires … shall be proportionate … upon the shires 1649 Lanark B. Rec. 138. 1650 Baillie III. 112.
The very first outreek would amount to five hundred thousand pounds … upon the shyres foresaid 1650 Glasgow Trades House 282.
For the last twa outreiks of the Gorballs twa hundrethe merks 1651 Glasg. Univ. Mun. I. 304.
In the outreiks it is valued to xlviij bolls 1651 Caldwell P. 120.
For mantynance, weiklie cess, thrie sindry outricks of levies 1674 Wodrow Hist. II. 266.
We … do freely … discharge … all … levies, outrieks of horse and foot … and generally all impositions 1680 Black Bk. Kincardineshire 155. 1684 Glamis Bk. Record 17. 1688 Peebles B. Rec. II. 125.
The proveist having offered to serve upon horseback … in the present outrick of the heritors 1688 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 358.
Outreick 1689 Acts XII. 57/1.
Utriques 1692 Conv. Burghs IV. 663.
Burdens laid on … not only in cess but in all other publict outrique, such as leavies to horse and foot 1696 Lanark B. Rec. 259.
The young fencible men quho wer lyable in the last outreik

d. Attrib. with -money, -charges. 1649 Brown Suppl. Dict. Decis. I. 391.
The labourer … was addebted to furnish the man his pension, the master being only obliged for the arms and the outreikmoney 1651 Dunkeld Presb. I. n.
Outrickmoney 1657 Balfour Ann. IV. 337.
4 lib. of outreick money for euerey man 1691 Annandale Corr. 46.
Yow knov how litle the treasury can spair for any utrick or incident charges

3. Fitting out (a private person) for an expedition or some other special occasion. 1648 Kirkcaldy Presb. 321.
Who befoir his parting from Scotland had drawn on much debt for his outreak 1660 Dumfries Town Council Min. 4 Dec.
For … provyding of charge to the provest for his outtreik to the parliament 1666 Edinb. B. Rec. X. 15.
To pay the bursars … who ar to be presentlie laureat, for their better outreik ? 1683 Edinb. City Archives Moses Bundle 254, No. 7734.
Whose education in France & England and outreik in 1648 … cost him more than all his children 1697 Foulis Acc. Bk. 204.
To my gooddoughter for my outreik [sc. for his wedding]