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Pan, n.² Also: pane, pand; pawn. [Late ME. and e.m.E. panne (1420), pan (17th c.), F. panne, med. L. panna. Cf. Anglo-L. pauna, palna (1225).] One of a number of horizontal timbers lying along the length of the side of a house above the side-walls, fixed at right angles to the couples or principal rafters and supporting the cabers or common rafters, a purlin; also, timbering in this manner.For further quots. and information on roof construction see Caber n., Coupill n., First n.³, Kaber n., Kippil(l n., Rachtir n., Raggaling vbl. n., rib, rig, rigging-tre and rufe.(a) 1505 Dunferm. B. Rec. I. 149.
Cum le frist pane and ragaling in the samyn 1520 Ib. 174.
And Villiem Cristisone sal rest in the sydwal of pane and first and ane sufficient rest to his ribbis in the sydwal gif [etc.](b) 1532 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 113.
For makin of viii traistis of the auld pannis of the auld stabill for skaffalting 1548 Stirling B. Rec. I. 52.
In gret tymmer, sic as scylle, pan, and first, and in kaboris, wattillis and stray [etc.] 1574–5 Glasgow Prot. VII. 82.
[With liberty to him to place on the gable of the said great house a] pan rwiff and corball 1574–5 Haddington Treas. Acc. 28.
Twa treis to be twa pannis … to the myll hous 1600 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 206.
Sic as biggis with poist and pan and layes with blak morter 1600 Glasgow Prot. XI. 141. 1610 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. II. 67.
30 pair auld raiffis pannis 1652 Ib. 916.
To build and repair ane hous … in pan and ruiff and stane 1667 Melrose Reg. Rec. II. 182.
With seaven peaces of trees to be pans quherof fyve of them on the over yaird 1683 Ellon Presb. 226.(c) 1663 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds I. 103.
Pands(d) 1656 Nicolson Diurnal 26 Feb.
Furnished for the Pathheid [house] 28 peices of oak for pawns 10 li. 18 s.

b. Attrib. with -tre and in pan-room.(1) 1584 Perth B. Ct. 21 July.
Ane pan tre of aik 1589–90 Crail B. Ct. 31 Jan.
For ane riging tree and pan tree xv s.(2) 1696 Cullen B. Rec. 74 (14 Feb.).
The said James to upput errect & build a stable of on or tuo panrooms