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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Outreking, -reiking, vbl. n. Also: outreicking, -ricking, -ryking; outreikeing, -reaking; out-, utraiking, utriqueing; also Outreching. [Outreke v.]

1. Making ready, fitting out (ships); making forthcoming and equipping (persons for an expedition, troops for military service, seamen for the navy). Also fig. = Outreke n.(1) 1584 Conv. Burghs I. 194.
For outreking of the saidis schip 1587 Ib. 242.
For outreking of ane schip, sufficientlie equippyit with all furniture necessar … thairto for suppressing of the pirattis 1589 Lanark B. Rec. 100. 1610 Reg. Privy C. IX. i.
Outreiking 1626 Stirling's Royal Lett. I. 57.
Outreaking 1657 R. Moray Lett. fol. 17 (7 Nov.).
When your old ship was bet … I think the beeting stood in about 1000 guild., the outreaking about 4000 1670 Aberd. Council Lett. V. 66.
That all beir aill strong watters and uther provissiounes for outreiking of any vessell … is and sall be frie 1689 Acts XII. 58/2.
To compute … the charge of the ships utriqueing and mantaining of them(2) 1604 Stirling B. Rec. I. iii.
For the outreiking of commissioneris … to England 1644 Acts VI. i. 197/2.
Allowance to ministeres sent to the armie in England and for advance of some proportione therof for ther bettir outreiking(3) 1589 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 135.
The stent anent thair [the hagbutters] outreiking salbe schortlie collectit and ingadderit 1639 Montgomery Mem. 291 (see Outrig n. (2)). 1645 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. II. 756. 1651 Rec. Old Aberd. II. 535. 1661 Glasgow Chart. II. 44.
Freed and exeemed frae any mustering, leavying and outreiking 1672 Stirling B. Rec. II. 12.
The expences … depursit … in the outreikeing of the twa land sojers and ane half sojer with thair cloaths and blue coatts 1688 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 145.
That ilk tenent … shall pay … four punds … for conduceing and outreiking the foure militia souldiours of foote to his majesties service in this pnt. expenditione 1694 Hawick Arch. Soc. (1868) 37/2.
For hyreing and fully outreiking of the said soldiers 1696 Stitchill Baron Ct. 123.
Outreicking(b) 1671 Irvine Mun. II. 100.
Payment … for the outricking and mentenance of there melitia horsses … for the yeare sewinty 1672 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS. 25 Apr.
For out ryking of twa seamen or fishermen(c) 1641 Acts V. (1817) 517/1.
Haveing at thair goeing furth and out reaking … the heretouris of landis … quho did reik and send them furth 1672 Rothesay B. Rec. 227.(d) 1639 Black Bk. Taymouth 83.
Money for vtraiking the levies of hors and futt imposit vpon him 1665 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. MS. 1 Mar.
For defraying the expenses in outraiking the present levie of seamen(4) a 1693 M. Bruce Lect. & Serm. (1708) 21 (Jam.).
You see … how one preaching of Peters draws three thousand after Christ and many of the people … gat a new stock and a new outreiking

2. Fitting out (a bride-to-be with her trousseau). 1695 Foulis Acc. Bk. 179.
To my wife to depurss for outreiking Grissell