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Quotation dates: 1460-1494, 1548-1613
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Riding-gere, Ryding-gere, -geir, n. Also: ryden-, rydding- and -geyr, -gair. [e.m.E. rydinge geer (1535); Riding vbl. n. and Gere n.] The accoutrements of a rider or mounted trooper, or of his horse. Also (if correct) attrib. 1460 Hay Alex. (S.T.S.) 7185.
And he him-selff the riding gere sould gett 1494 Acts Lords of Council I 321/1.
[A] gillot with sadill and ryding gere 1548 Treasurer's Accounts IX 272.
To by him ryding geir 1561 Prestwick B. Rec. 66.
Ryden geyr, wyz. ane sadyl, brydyll, gak, steyl bannot [etc.] a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS 439/68.
[Travellers] now … rydis rycht softlie on a meir Weill montit in thair rydding geir 1578 Brechin Testaments I 7.
My bodie vappynnis and rydding gair to be deliuerit … to the said William 1593 Edinburgh Testaments XXV 357.
He leuis his ryding geir … to his broder 1613 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 358.
Mending sum of my ryding geirattrib. 1593 Edinburgh Testaments XXV 288.
My haill ryding geir armour viz sadill brydill jak knopscaw speir culvering dag
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