soumingn.

Brit.

/ˈsuːmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsumɪŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈsumɪŋ/, Irish English

/ˈsuːmɪŋ/

Forms: see soum v. and -ing suffix¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: soum v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < soum v. + -ing suffix¹. With sense 2 compare earlier soum n.² 2.

Scottish and Irish English. Now historical.

1. The action of determining how many grazing animals an area of pasture can sustain; an instance of this. Frequently in souming and rouming.

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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [noun] > pasture > capacity of

soum1423

souming1461

levancy and couchancya1691

carrying capacity1857

1461 Duntreath Writ in J. G. Smith Strathendrick & its Inhabitants (1896) xi. 212 John Blar of Fynwyk [was present at a court held by Friar Henry de Livingstone to determine the proper] souming [of a Temple land near Buchanan].

1647 in R. Renwick Gleanings from Rec. Royal Burgh Peebles (1912) 295 The bailyeis and utheris anent the sowming and rowming of Kaidmure declairis thair was of milk guidis of the tounes and thair hirdis ellevin scoir.

1722 W. Forbes Inst. Law Scotl. I. ii. 140 The overcharging of a Common is prevented by Souming and Rouming; that is, by determining how many Soums the Ground will conveniently pasture.

1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 524 The souming of cattle is not so much attended to as it ought to be.

a1856 G. Outram Lyrics, Legal & Misc. (1874) 43 She sune made her fu' purse a toom ane, By raising a Process o' Soumin' an' Roumin'.

1889 Sc. Leader 17 May 5 His clients had sufficient stock, according to their present souming, to stock the land applied for.

1954 Ulster Jrnl. Archaeol. 1853 16 73 There were still 18 acres in rundale along the River Roe... They used to be laboured, but were now mainly in meadow or grazed, a stint being imposed by ‘souming’.

2006 Agric. Hist. Rev. 54 217 There had only been two, or possibly three, soumings of the estate in the 150 years prior to 1769.

2. The number of grazing animals a person is permitted to keep on an area of common pasture. Also: the total amount of grazing animals that can be sustained on an area of common pasture.

ΚΠ

1884 Spectator 17 May 642 The constable and another man..see that only the proper souming has been brought to the grazing.

1924 Scotsman 20 June 4/2 Duncan Macleod pleaded guilty to the charge against him of keeping one horse, one cow, and nine sheep in excess of the souming.

1967 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 8 July 11/6 The croft extends to 65 acres..of which 25 acres are arable. Souming: 12 cows and followers.

1990 S. Parman Sc. Crofters iii. 43 Both townships exceeded their sheep souming (the allowable number of sheep on the common grazing) but had less than their cow souming.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	souming
释义	soumingn. Brit. /ˈsuːmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsumɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈsumɪŋ/, Irish English /ˈsuːmɪŋ/ Forms: see soum v. and -ing suffix¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: soum v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < soum v. + -ing suffix¹. With sense 2 compare earlier soum n.² 2. Scottish and Irish English. Now historical. 1. The action of determining how many grazing animals an area of pasture can sustain; an instance of this. Frequently in souming and rouming. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [noun] > pasture > capacity of soum1423 souming1461 levancy and couchancya1691 carrying capacity1857 1461 Duntreath Writ in J. G. Smith Strathendrick & its Inhabitants (1896) xi. 212 John Blar of Fynwyk [was present at a court held by Friar Henry de Livingstone to determine the proper] souming [of a Temple land near Buchanan]. 1647 in R. Renwick Gleanings from Rec. Royal Burgh Peebles (1912) 295 The bailyeis and utheris anent the sowming and rowming of Kaidmure declairis thair was of milk guidis of the tounes and thair hirdis ellevin scoir. 1722 W. Forbes Inst. Law Scotl. I. ii. 140 The overcharging of a Common is prevented by Souming and Rouming; that is, by determining how many Soums the Ground will conveniently pasture. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 524 The souming of cattle is not so much attended to as it ought to be. a1856 G. Outram Lyrics, Legal & Misc. (1874) 43 She sune made her fu' purse a toom ane, By raising a Process o' Soumin' an' Roumin'. 1889 Sc. Leader 17 May 5 His clients had sufficient stock, according to their present souming, to stock the land applied for. 1954 Ulster Jrnl. Archaeol. 1853 16 73 There were still 18 acres in rundale along the River Roe... They used to be laboured, but were now mainly in meadow or grazed, a stint being imposed by ‘souming’. 2006 Agric. Hist. Rev. 54 217 There had only been two, or possibly three, soumings of the estate in the 150 years prior to 1769. 2. The number of grazing animals a person is permitted to keep on an area of common pasture. Also: the total amount of grazing animals that can be sustained on an area of common pasture. ΚΠ 1884 Spectator 17 May 642 The constable and another man..see that only the proper souming has been brought to the grazing. 1924 Scotsman 20 June 4/2 Duncan Macleod pleaded guilty to the charge against him of keeping one horse, one cow, and nine sheep in excess of the souming. 1967 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 8 July 11/6 The croft extends to 65 acres..of which 25 acres are arable. Souming: 12 cows and followers. 1990 S. Parman Sc. Crofters iii. 43 Both townships exceeded their sheep souming (the allowable number of sheep on the common grazing) but had less than their cow souming. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1461
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