furchee1 (1160-74)
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furchee1 (1160-74)

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[ FEW: 3,891a furca; Gdf: 4,69a forchié /4,69b forchiee; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,2076 forchiee; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  fourché 1 / fourchée; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
forchié  

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1ven.forked stick on which to fasten the best parts of game (for transport): 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Le cerf aveient escorchié E fait aveient le forchié  i 182.568
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Le veneisun ad presentee A l’abbesse [...] Unc, ceo quit, ne fist furchee Ne la hanche ne fud levee  827
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