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batur1 (1199)

batur1 (1199)

batour  
  FEW:  battuere 1,294a Gdf: GdfC:  bateor 8,304c TL: batëor 1,874 DEAF: DMF:  batteur  TLF:  batteur  OED: MED:  battour n.  DMLBS:  baterarius 187b

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1hired thug
( 1303 )  arsours, robbers e omicides e commouns batours  King’s Bench ii.cxlviii
( 1323 )  malfesours et batours des gentz  King’s Bench iv 134
( 1354 )  Item de ceux qe lowent meffesours de batre lez gentz de court pursuyantz bosuygnez, Jurours d’enqueste ou nul autre homme, queux sount les batours  ROUGH 290
2agriculturaloccupationthresher
( MS: s.xiii )  triturator: .s. batur  TLL ii 108
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  ke nul batur ne nule ventresse ne prengne del blé  HENLEY2 276.c38 
( 1363 )  berchers, porchers […], batours des bledz  Rot Parl1 ii 279
3 name (used as a surname)
( 1199 )  Edmund le Batur  Family Names Bater
batur d'or
occupationgoldsmith, maker of gold-leaf
( 1483-84 )  Fesours des esperons, Peinctours, Batours d’or, Sellours, Lorimers, [...]  Stats ii 495
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