Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OUT-WARNING, n. The giving of notice by a proprietor to a tenant to leave his tenancy.Ork. 1884 Crofters' Comm. Evid. II. 1584–5:
The second grievance is the mode of out-warning, . . . What is the mode of out-warning of which you complain? Is it the short notice? — Yes; it is only forty days.
