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a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Psalms lxxxviii. 19 For of the Lord is oure taking vp [L. adsumptio]; and of the holi of Irael oure king.

1566 T. Blundeville Order curing Horses Dis. clxxx. f. 116^v, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe The takying vp of vaynes is verye necessary, and doth ease manye griefes in the legges.

a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 208 The Treaty..discharging all taking up of Arms against the Kingdom.

1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 208 Now he has his Taking up in his Hand, with the Face of his Letter towards him.

1798 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 224 A constant yearly taking up of money upon new bonds.

1824 London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. 8 284 The variation of speed..is produced by causing the pin or stud h to rise and fall..; and this is done by raising and depressing the taking-up rail or bar k.

1841 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 4 318/1 Gearing for producing..the ‘taking-up’ or ‘traversing motion’ of the plank during the operation of sawing.

1886 J. Paton in Encycl. Brit. XX. 845/1 The twisted twine is drawn off..and is wound on taking-up bobbins.

1920 A. P. Usher Introd. Industr. Hist. Eng. xii. 302 Henworthy and Bullough of Blackburn then brought out their improved loom equipped with self-acting temple, stop, and taking up motion.

1949 Our Industry (Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.) (ed. 2) 323 (Gloss.) The taking up of moisture by blotting paper.

1963 A. Wilson Wild Garden 11 My original conviction that this was a pure accident—the taking up of a new hobby—has not stood up to closer examination.

1983 D. R. Jackman et al. Guide to Textiles (2003) vii. 95/2 The unwinding of the yarns from the warp beam is part of the letting-off and taking-up motion.

2004 M. Constable in A. Sarat Law in Liberal Arts 75 Inquiry into the relation of social science scholarship and law need not be limited to the taking up of stances.