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▪ I. ˈcourtin dial.
Also courtain, -ing.
[ad. med.L. cortina farm-court or close, dim. of med.L. cortis court.]
1794A. Lowe Agric. Berwicksh. 34 Courtings, where young or wintering cattle lie..or courtings where young cattle are confined during the summer. 1809R. Kerr Surv. Berwicksh. (1813) iii. §ii. 94 The offices, provincially called the stead, steading, or courtin, form three sides of a square or courtyard. 1863Morton Cycl. Agric. Gloss. (E.D.S.), Courtain (North Eng.), yard for cattle. 1877E. Peacock N.W. Linc. Gloss., Courting, a court, an enclosed yard.
▪ II. courtin(e, -ing
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