Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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OUTDING, v. Also ootding. Pa.t. outdang. To beat, exceed, surpass (Bnff. 1964).Dmf. 1823 J. Kennedy Poems 67:
To paint what Bodkin now might feel . . . Outdings the pow'r of poet's quill.Bnff. 1869 W. Knight Auld Yule 174:
At tellin' a story, or singin' a sang, The haill o' the clachan he fairly outdang.Sc. 1965 Scots Mag. (Aug.) 478:
There was naething but biggin' here an' biggin' there, an' the place gaed forrit at sic a rate some thocht it would ootding Dundee.
