Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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†LEATHING, n. Obs. Sc. form of Eng. lathing, of a ceiling.Rnf. 1790 A. Wilson Poems 75:
But ere I reach't, he gied a grane, An' lifeless lay alang the leathing.