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dubbeour (s.xii)
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The form dobbour is a cross reference to the following entry:

dubbeour (s.xii)

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dobber,  dobbour,  dobeur;  doubur;  dubbur  (dubbar)  
  FEW:  dubban 15/ii,78a Gdf:  doubeor 2,755b GdfC: ∅ TL: dobëor 2,1971 DEAF:  adober (*)  DMF:  doubeur  / dubbeour  TLF: ∅ OED:  dubber n. 1  MED:  dubber n.  DMLBS:  dubbarius 729a

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1occupationdubber, mender (of old clothes): 
( s.xii )  Mes vus devez saveir ke l’um nel (=distraining of bailed goods) poet pas faire partuit, kar l’um nel poet pas faire en seldes, ne en maisun a fulun, ne en maisun a tenturier, ne en maisun a dobeur  Bor Cust i 148
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  le dobbour de veux dras qi tourne le geroun a la peitrine  BOZ Cont 39
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  un dubbeour des veillez drapes  Man lang ANTS 21.14
2merch.one who arranges a display (of fish, etc.) with intent to deceive: 
( 1354 )  qe nul soit si hardi […] fausement adobber lours paners, s’est assavoir, de mettre desus le paner une demoustraunce de covenable pesshoun et desouth […] pesshoun descovenable […], et le dobbour eit la prisoun  Corr Lond 477
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1191 )  Hamo le Dubbur  MED dubber n.
( 1260 )  Nicholas le Doubur  Family Names Dawber
( 1332 )  Thom. le Dubbar  MED dubber n.

See also:

adubur  dubber  dubbure  redubbour 
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