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couver (1199)
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couver (1199)

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cover,  cuver; 
f.  cuvere  
  FEW:  cupa *2/ii,1549a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  cuve (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  cuvarius 548b

s.

1occupationcooper, craftsman who makes wooden casks, buckets, barrels, tubs, etc.: 
( MS: s.xiiiex ) ut videmus in cupariis (gloss: (C) couvers) (var. (D*: s.xiii/xiv) cupers ) qui fabricant cuppas et dolea ferrata  TLL i 199.45 and ii 133.45
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1199 )  nepos H. Cuver  Leicester i 16
( 1365 )  Matilda la Cuvere  Leicester ii 139

See also:

couper1  covere2  cuve  cuvel1 
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