Sc. rare. ? Obs. [f. THROUGH prep. and adv.: cf. THOROUGH v.1]
1. trans. To carry through, put through, carry into effect. Hence Throughing vbl. sb.
1638. R. Baillie, Lett. & Jrnls. (1841), I. 74. His father’s throughing of Perth articles.
1716. Wodrow Corr. (1843), II. 172. I am mistaken if this way they get their design throughed.
2. intr. To get through; to succeed. To make to through, to make good, prove.
1786. Burns, Brigs of Ayr, 175. Faith ye’ve said enough, And muckle mair than ye can mak to through.
1863. Janet Hamilton, Poems & Ess., 56. We’ve throught weel and thrivin this mony a year.
