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loc1 (s.xiiex)
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loc1 (s.xiiex)

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loke,  lokke  
  FEW:  locke 16,475a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  loquet 2 10,94b TL: loc 2 5,552 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  loque 1  TLF:  loque 1  OED:  lock n.1  MED:  lok n.1  DMLBS:  locca 1630b
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

anat.lock of hair: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  lubrici cirporum cirri: cirrus romanice 'loc', lubrici ex aqua  Gloss Sidon 140.50
( MS: s.xiii2 )  cyrrus: loc gallice, anglicetoppe  TLL i 149

s. pl.

merch.livestocklocks (of wool), loose fragments of wool (of lowest grade): 
( 1344 )  Autan aveient il de bone laine .xij. sacs de leyne et .viij. peres, et de mesne leine et de lokes triés .iij. sacs  Italian Merchants 221n
( 1463 )  graunde desceit est fait en l'enrollement voluement et feisure des toisons du leine deins cest roialme [...] par mettre en teisons lokkes du leine, et peces de plus peier leine qe de mesme le toison  Stats ii 394

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