charue (c.1250)
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charue (c.1250)

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[ FEW: 2/i,424b carruca; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,55a charue; TL: 2,289 charrue; DEAF:  CHARRUE; DMF:  charrue; TLF:  charrue; OED:  carue n.; MED: ; DMLBS: 289b carruca ]
charu,  charuwe;  charreue,  charrue;  carue,  caruwe;  carrue,  carruwe;  karue,  carwure,  charure  (O) 338vb  

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1agriculturalimplementplough: 
( MS: c.1250 )  hoc aratrum: charue  i 422
( c.1250; MS: s.xv1 )  A la charue (M.E. plogh) avez vous […] le chief (M.E. hede) & le penoun (M.E. foote of the plogh)  (O) 338vb
♦agriculturalimplementshare-beam: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  dentale: (L) carwure, anglice gyp(var. gyp (C)MS: xiii2; chippe (D)MS: xiii/xiv)  ii 77
♦agriculturalplough-team: 
( 1260; MS: s.xivin )  & presterent (=took) un cheval hors de sa charue  113
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Le baillif […] deit veer ke lez charues seyent matin joynz  268.c18
( 1297 )  e achatez quatre boefs pur nos charuwes afforcer del maner  89
2cart: 
( 1388 )  par lez services d’arrere ij. foitz en temps de yvere […] et deux foitz de carier a la charue (var. ové le carecte)  12 Rich II 87
avers, beofs, bestes de (la, sa etc.) charue
1agriculturalplough-beasts: 
( 1292 )  la prise des avers de la charue  20-21 Ed I 135
( MS: c.1305 )  ly destreint par les bestes de sa charue  5
chaceur des carues
1occupationagriculturalploughman: 
( 1350-51 )  chescun charetter, carues, chaceur des carues  i 311 i
estre a la charue
1agriculturalto be ploughing: 
( 1402 )  un W. […] venoit a dit J.B. ou il fuist al charu en mesme la ville  vii 127
mettre main a la charue
1fig.to put one’s hand to the plough, undertake a task: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  ki met mein a la charue E reremein returne la veue, Celi n’est pas covenable  8353
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