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destuper (s.xiii2/4)
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destuper (s.xiii2/4)

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destoper, 
(imp.pl. detstoppez (l. deçstoppez?)  Receptaria 100.96)  
  FEW:  stuppa 12,317b Gdf:  destouper 2,665c GdfC:  destouper 9,363b TL: destoper 2,1773 DEAF:  estope (destoper)  DMF:  destouper  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to unblock, open up: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  tuz eins al furn s'en vunt E a peine destupé l'unt  Judenknabe 182
( 1347-48 )  lour dit havene [...] par get du meer tout est destopé  Rot Parl1 ii 211
♦med.to unblock: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Por les narines destoper [...]  A-N Med i 249
( MS: s.xiv )  Cele chalour [...] degurdera les nerves et destupera les conduz que la maladie avera estupés  Pop Med 34
2to remove, extract fibres: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Prochein de la char ne deit nule user nul linge s’il ne seit destupez et de grosses estoupes  Ancren1 308.28

p.p.

uncorked: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  mes, qe (l. qi) la poote lerroit d’estoper (var. (C: s.xivex) destopee), l’eawe saudroit  Sz Med1 150

See also:

desestoper  estoper1 
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