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turbe2 (s.xiiim)
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turbe2 (s.xiiim)

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torbe;  tourbe  (tourbis  YBB Ed II xiii 91)  
  FEW:  *turba 17,387b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  tourbe 2 10,784b TL: torbe 10,398 DEAF:  torbe 2  DMF:  tourbe 2  TLF:  tourbe 2  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  turba 2 3525c

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(slab of) peat, accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter used as fuel: 
( MS: s.xiiim )  Sicum alumereient feu de turbe u de charbun  Vitas 5297
( MS: s.xiii2 )  terricidia: gallice turbes  TLL i 220.457
( 1298 )  un humme a fere turbes en la more (=marsh) le seynur  Wykes Cust 115
( 1348 )  et tourbes et autres resonables necessaires prendre en les ditz wastes saunz desturbaunce pur le dit molyn  Percy Ch 206
( 1411 )  les turbes del dite turbarie [...] emportent  Rot Parl1 iii 649
fuir turbes
to cut, dig up peat: 
( 1305 )  Nous avoms fowé e mys les turbes a secher  YBB 32-33 Ed I 487
( 1340-80 )  il ne sunt osez de entrer i pur quere esteim ne fowir torbes ne nule demoere fere la ou lour seignurie se estent  TNA SC 8/342/16144
( 1383 )  facez faire ordener et fower atantz de tourbes come purront bonement estre de troys acres  GAUNT2 ii 286

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See also:

turbarie  turbeie  turf 
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