† Wrakling

Sc. Obs. Also -lin, -lyne, -lene. [ad. MLG. wrakelinge, MDu. wrakelinc (whence also Fris. wrakling plank-nail, Da. dial. vrækling).] A large make of nail, esp. used in shipbuilding. Also collect.

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1494. Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot., I. 250. The expensis … for the macken of the erne grathe of the barge [include] … for wraklynys bocht, xvj^d. Ibid., 253. vij stane and xij pundis of boltis and wrakling. Ibid. (1496), 310. Ane thousand of singil bowssleit, and iiij^m wraklene.

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attrib. 1497. Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot., I. 334. iij^c gret wraklin nalis.

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