dubbeour (s.xii)
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dubbeour (s.xii)

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

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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  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
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1191 )  Hamo le Dubbur  dubber n.
( 1260 )  Nicholas le Doubur  Dawber
( 1332 )  Thom. le Dubbar  dubber n.
adubur  dubber  dubbure  redubbour 
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