bosum (1279-80)

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bosum (1279-80)

[ FEW: ; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF:  bosum; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
bosom  

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1fishingtype of net used by Thames fishermen
( 1279-80 )  les grauns reyes q[ue] pernent smelt [...] deyvent comenc[er] a la Chaundilur e deyvent pescher [...] o lor bosum E pus mettraunt (l. mettrount) hors cel bosum dekes a la feste seint Johan  57
( c.1299 )  deyvent pescher desqes a la feste Nostre Dame en Quaresme ové lour bosom et puis mettront hors cel bosum desqes a la feste Seint Johan  116
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