单词 | lotting |
释义 | lottingn. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > assigning or allotting signmentc1425 lotting1449 assignmenta1464 repartition1555 enterpartening1556 allotment?1571 assigning1580 stalment1581 assignation1600 applotment1633 applotting1642 allocation1721 cavelling1805 committal1832 1449 in E. Frankot Laws Ships & Shipmen vii. 175 Schipmennys furyngis suld be free of lottyng, that is to say that alsmykel as the fracht of thair furyng drawis suld not lot, bot the gudes that was apon thaire furyng for the remanend of the valu of thaim suld lot. 1456–7 Extracts Rec. in W. Chambers Charters Burgh Peebles (1872) 116 Tom Dekyson is borch for scottyng lottyn..and borou mallis payn. 1545 Aberdeen Reg. (Jam.) Thair scotting & lotting, with the furing of his guids furth of Aberdeen to Leyth. 1581 in Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs (1870) I. 117 The acts of burrowes maid anent the scatting and lotting for pilleit and cassin guids. 1660–1 in A. M. Munro Rec. Old Aberdeen (1899) I. 213 From Jhon Irving for not Scotting and lotting wt the toune, 40s. 1841 H. K. S. Causton in W. Mildmay Method & Rule Proc. Elections London (new ed.) 199 The rating being equivalent to the ancient enrolment in frankpledge, which involves in its consequences the Scotting and Lotting of the modern householder. b. The action of dividing land into sections; the action of dividing and allotting land. Cf. lot v. 4a. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > dividing and sharing out > of land lottingc1449 cantoning1625 c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 278 The firste departing, soorting, and lotting of the al hool land. 1666 in Documents City of Boston, 1880 (1881) I. 138 William Sumner and Ensigne John Capen was desired and empowered to speake with Liftenant Fisher in reference vnto the plotting and lotting of the land beyond the blew hils. 1696 in J. D. Marwick Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs Scotl. (1880) IV. 215 Befor the lotteing of the said land. 1838 Q. Jrnl. Agric. 9 No. 42. 171 The lotting system, and the continued subdivision of lands. 1898 3rd Ann. Rep. Water Commissioner (Boston, Mass.) 2 In many cases no lotting of the land has been made, and if made the land may change ownership. 1965 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 55 34 We may suspect that..William's offense was his failure to wait for the lotting of the meadow. 2006 Farmers Weekly (Nexis) 14 Apr. Suppl. 1 Excessive lotting could reduce value. A nice farmhouse will be worth more if you haven't sold off all the surrounding land. c. The action of dividing items into groups or lots, (now) esp. for sale at an auction; spec. †the action of selecting ore to be assayed (obsolete). Cf. lot v. 4b. ΚΠ 1680 Minutes Hudsons Bay Co. (1945) I. 21 Ordered that Mar. Jarvis Bifeild and Mar. Wm. Wilkinson be Employed in the sorting and Lotting of our Coote Beaver..And it is Resolved that the Lotts be made to consist of 200 skinns in a Lott. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XI. 431/2 All these minerals are to be shaken together with their matrixes. The whole is to be well mixed together, and a convenient quantity of this mixture is to be taken for the essay. This is called the lotting of the ore. 1812 Monthly Mag. Dec. 476 The merchant should separate his wine into four different qualities... The lotting of wines, thus described, is followed both in Portugal and Madeira. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 755 In the lotting of the ores, care should be taken to have small portions from different specimens. 1862 W. D. Griffith Bankruptcy Act 1861 239 These charges [of auctioneers] are to include all advertisements, lotting, delivering, &c. 1963 J. R. Leggett Services Estate Agent vi. 47 He was also careful to see that I took my share of the pre-auction procedure, such as the preparation of sale particulars and catalogues, and lotting. 1994 Wisden Cricket Monthly June 43 The lotting of the miscellaneous ephemera was the most appalling of all. 2. The action or an act of drawing lots or playing at lots; (also) selection or allocation by lot. Cf. lot v. 3, lottery n. 2. Now rare.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΚΠ 1514 Will of John Kirkby (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/17) f. 231 My Lotting tables. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Sortítio, a choosinge by lottes: a castinge of lottes: a lottinge. 1579 R. Travers Expos. CXI. Psalme 45 For carding, dising, and lotting,..for the practising of euery vayne deuise that commeth to our heades all the yeare. 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin xiv. 823 At last they fell to the custome of lotting of voyces in the Conclaue. 1619 T. Gataker Of Nature & Use Lots 316 Thou that by lotting professest to tell fortunes, or to finde out a theft or a Theife, [etc.]. 1694 Proclam. for making up Men (single sheet) No Lotting hath been made for Fractions. a1732 T. Boston Illustr. Doctr. Christian Relig. (1773) II. 524 Were these things duly considered, I think, men would not make such use of lotting, by casting cavels, drawing cuts, &c. 1770 A. Hall Gospel Worship (1829) II. xxii. 305 Directions concerning the lawful use of lotting must be suggested. 1839 Railway Mag. Apr. 203 The Legislature..have not only directed that the order of retirement shall be by lot, but have particularly defined the mode of conducting the lotting. 1901 Christian Nation 8 May 6/2 Every card taken off is a casting of a lot; and there are just as many lottings as there are cards in the pack. 1977 J. S. Bromley in A. C. Duke & C. A. Tamse Brit. & Netherlands VI. viii. 176 John Blake, a merchant captain, who proposed the lotting of recruits on board returning vessels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1449 |
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