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† ˈstraiken, ˈstraiking Sc. and north. Obs.
Also 6 straikin, straken, straykyng, streakings, 6, 8 strakins, 8 straikens.
[Of obscure origin.]
A kind of coarse linen. Also attrib.
1531–2Durham Househ. Bk. (Surtees) 67, 1 peayce curse straykyngs. 1557Wills & Inv. N.C. (Surtees) I. 159, ix pare of lyne shetts & iij pare of streakings iiijl xvjs viijd. 1569Ibid. 303 Item one fether bedtyke xijd—sex yerds of strakins vs. 1577Ibid. 415 Tenn payer of harden and straken sheats. 1593–4Extracts Munic. Acc. Newcastle (1848) 32 Paide for a strakin short to him and for sewing ytt, 16d. 1643Melrose Regality Rec. (S.H.S.) I. 100 Ane straiking serk. 1703Lady G. Baillie Househ. Bk. (S.H.S.) 172 For 20 ells strakins at 6s. 6d. 1793Statist. Acc. Scot. VI. 169 Some coarse tweels, some harns and straikens. 1884Good Words May 326/2 His shirt is made of the strong old⁓fashioned coarse linen called ‘straiken’. |