vbl. sb. [f. LOT v. + -ING1.] The action of the verb LOT.

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c. 1449.  Pecock, Repr., III. i. 278. The firste departing, soorting, and lotting of the al hool land.

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1579.  Fenton, Guicciard., XIV. (1599), 668. At last they fell to the custome of lotting of voyces in the Conclaue.

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1770.  A. Hall, Gospel Worship (1829), II. xxii. 305. Directions concerning the lawful use of lotting must be suggested.

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1825.  J. Nicholson, Operat. Mechanic, 755. In the lotting of the ores, care should be taken to have small portions from different specimens.

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  attrib.  1514.  Will of J. Kirkby (Somerset Ho.). My Lotting tables.

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