† straikenstraikingn.
Scottish and northern. Obsolete.
A kind of coarse linen. Also attributive.
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1531–2 in J. Raine Durham Househ. Bk. (1844) 67 1 peayce curse straykyngs.
1536 in J. W. Clay Testamenta Eboracensia (1902) VI. 53 ij payre of sheites of strykynges.
1557 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 159 ix pare of lyne shetts & iij pare of streakings iiijl xvjs viijd.
1569 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 303 Item one fether bedtyke xijd—sex yerds of strakins vs.
1577 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 415 Tenn payer of harden and straken sheats.
1593–4 Extracts Munic. Acc. Newcastle (1848) 32 Paide for a strakin short to him and for sewing ytt, 16d.
1643 Melrose Regality Rec. (S.H.S.) I. 100 Ane straiking serk.
1703 G. Baillie Househ. Bk. (1911) 172 For 20 ells strakins at 6s. 6d.
1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VI. 169 Some coarse tweels, some harns and straikens.
1884 Good Words May 326/2 His shirt is made of the strong old~fashioned coarse linen called ‘straiken’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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