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espoile (s.xii1)
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espoile (s.xii1)

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espuille  
  FEW:  spoliare 12,201b Gdf:  espoille 3,541b GdfC: ∅ TL: espoille 3,1231 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  espouille  TLF: ∅ OED:  spoil n.  MED:  espoil(e n.  DMLBS:  spolium 3167b

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1rept.anat.zool.skin (of snake): 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  sicum tirus par sa compression e par sa confricacion pert s’espuille [...]  A-N Med i 86
2mil.(sg. and pl.) spoil(s), booty: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Je m'esledecerai sur les tuens parlemenz sicume icil chi truevet multes espuilles (Latin: sicut qui invenit spolia multa)  Oxf Ps ANTS 120.118.162
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Lur espuille unt aporté E les cors al cham[p] laissé  S Modw 875
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Si prenge le champ e coille ensemble les espoiles  vegetius2 119.18
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