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last (c.1216-20)
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The form laast is a cross reference to the following entry:

last (c.1216-20)

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laast,  laste;  lest,  leste  (lait  Rot Parl1 iii 37 ),
(pl. lastas  Rot Parl1 iii 63,  leiz  Litt Wall 204,  lez  Litt Wall 205)  
  FEW:  last 16,445b Gdf:  lest 4,762a GdfC:  lest 10,73b TL: lest 5,336 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  lest  TLF:  lest  OED:  last n.2  MED:  last n.2  DMLBS:  lastus 1 1562c
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1ship.load, cargo (of a ship): 
( c.1216-20; MS: 1419 )  De chescun last du terre et putlerie entraunt et issaunt par estraunge, iii deniers  Lib Alb 238
♦ship.ballast (of a ship): 
( c.1375 )  se une nef prent sa plaine charge [...] et facent (=the mariners) geteson de leur last a cause de mesme la charge  Blk Bk Adm 136
2weightvolumeunitload, measure of weight or quantity for goods transported in barrels (usually twelve) (especially herrings, but also sprats, beer, pitch, tar, soap, osmund, wood-ash etc.): 
( 1376 )  William Savage [...] prist del dit cog [...] un last de osmond, pris de last .x. li. .xvj. s.  Rot Parl1 ii 327
( 1377-80 )  nostre seignur le Roy soleit avoir de chescun laste du harange qe est venduz en la dite ville cent harangs  TNA SC 8/71/3522
( 1430 )  .iij. last de brey – cust. .xij. s.  Port Bk studer 115
( 1485-1509 )  Item [...] le brocour avera pur brocage [...] Seindres atrement dit wodasshes, pur le last xiiij d.  TNA E163/9/21
♦unitvolumeweightload, measure of weight or quantity for wool (usually twelve sacks): 
( c.1253 )  Et .xii. ways de layne sunt un sac, et .xii. sacs sunt un last  Weights 11
♦leatherunitvolumeweightload, measure of weight or quantity for leather (usually 200 hides): 
( c.1253 )  Le last de quir est de .xx. dakers, et checun dakir de .x. quirs  Weights 11
( 1362 )  de chescun laast de quirs .xl. s. a prendre outre l'aunciene custume  Rot Parl1 ii 273
( 1364-68 )  .xxxiij. sarpler de leyne et deux lest et demi des quires  Northern Pet 240

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See also:

lastage  laster  lastware 
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