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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Outsuckin, -en, n. (a.). Also: outsuckyne, -sukkin, -suiken. [Out adv., Suckin n.]

1. a. The multure payable on corn brought in from outside the suckin of a mill or mills or from the outsucken as in sense b.

b. In Inverness, ? and elsewhere: The outer division of a sucken.Appar. in Inverness the sucken was regarded as co-extensive with the freedom or precinct of the burgh and as containing both an in-suckin or inner sucken and an out-suckin, both of these being thirled to the burgh mills, but presum. at different rates.

c. Attrib. with cornes, multure (and cf. outintouns multure, Outintounis a. 1. c).For further examples see Insuckin n. (a.). 1565 Reg. Episc. Morav. 434.
Molendinum episcopi cum knaifschipe et outsuckyne solven. in anno iiij lib. firme 1573 Reg. Privy S. VI. 379.
[The multures and] outsuckin [of the mill called Mythill] 1578 Inverness Rec. I. 260.
Nochtwythstanding the haill suckin within this greschip and outsuckin is boundin and thrall suckyne to the Kingis mylnis of this burcht 1622 Urie Baron Ct. 49.
And for peyment of the meill ferme rennuncis … the haill multers of the barrouny of Wrie and out suckin whatsumeuer in fauouris of the said John Mowatt 1630 Ib. 70.
And all vther [corn] that is coft and brocht in and tholis fyir and watter within the grund sall pay out suckin to the said mylne 1641 Acts V. (1817) 629/2.attrib. 1656 Culross I. 292.
Shewing … that they [sc. the people of the burgh of Culross] war his thirleris … and desyring them to … resort to his said mylne with their whoill cornes insucken and outsucken 1679 M. P. Brown Suppl. Decis. II. 6.
The Lords … found the disposition of the mill was only for outsucken multure

2. = Outsuckiner n. 1671 Holmains Baron Ct. 11 Dec.
No out suikens that bring corne to be dryed upon any of the Dalton kilns shall be dryed … except [etc.]