† outfangn.
Scottish. Obsolete.
= outfangthief n.
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wergildthiefc690
forestallc1000
infangthief1020
outfangthieflOE
infangc1550
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c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xiii. 83 The grit familiarite that inglis men and scottis hes hed on baitht the boirdours..in marchandeis in..out fang and in fang ilk ane amang vtheris.
1623 in C. Innes Black Bk. Taymouth (1855) 378 Mair thow art indytit and accusit for sorneing, outfang and infang, quhilk thow comone theif cannot deny.
1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in Chron. Canongate 2nd ser. I. 109 Would you have us now yield up our rights, privileges, and immunities, our outfang and infang, our hand-habend..and our blood-suits?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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