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
i 148
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xivm
)
le dobbour de veux dras qi tourne le geroun a la peitrine
39
(
1396;
MS: s.xv1
)
un dubbeour des veillez drapes
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
477
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dubbeour (s.xii)