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Quotation dates: 1704, 1759-1896
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INSICHT, n. Also insight. Furniture, household goods. Freq. attrib. Also in n.Eng. dial. [′ɪnsɪçt]Ayr. 1704 Hunterston Papers (S.R.S.) 69:
The Ane just and equall half of the Insight and plenishing of his hous whilks it shall happen to him to have.Sc. 1759 Caled. Mercury (17 May):
The Whole Stocking, both Outsight and Insight of the Farm of Glenskaino . . . as also all Sorts of Insight and Houshold Plenishing.Abd. 1768 A. Ross Works (S.T.S.) 156:
I have outsight and insight and credit, And from any eelist I'm free.Sc. 1814 Scott Waverley xv.:
They not only intromitted with their whole goods . . . outsight and insight plenishing.Ayr. 1822 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage 95:
I saw nae wanworths gaun either in the outsight or insight plenishin', sae I coft naething.Abd. 1867 A. Allardyce Goodwife at Home 7:
We leet the damishell awa To get a raith o' lair. She tuke a dint o' fleerishin; An' there's nae insicht here.Sc. 1896 Blackwood's Mag. (Aug.) 257:
It must have been stripped of all “insight”, as our forefathers used to call hangings, carpets and furniture.
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