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estache (s.xii3/4)
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estache (s.xii3/4)

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estage,  estake;  ostache,  ostage  (escache,  eschace,  aschaxe  TLL i 321)  
  FEW:  *stakka 17,195b Gdf:  estache 1 3,586b GdfC: ∅ TL: estache 3,1330 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  estache  TLF: ∅ OED:  stake n. 1  MED:  stake n.  DMLBS:  staca 1 3177a

s.

stake, post, pile: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Les [uns] unt les testes coupees [...] E fichees sur estaches  Set Dorm ANTS 181
( MS: c.1310 )  par les pilers et lestaches (l. lé staches) (var. (Ro: a1330) estages; (L: a1385) lez stakes; (Ha: a1327) l'ostages) du pount [...] l’eawe est issi retenu qe ele surunde une acre de pree  Nov Narr 206
( 1350-51 )  qe [...] gorz, molyns, estaches en touz les grantz ryvers [...] soient oustez  Rot Parl1 ii 229
♦herald.pile, pale: 
( MS: c.1334 )  Le seignur B. de D. d’or a troiz estaches de goules [...]  Ashmole Roll m 2
♦fence, palissade: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ly autre eschapent a peine en un boscage, Firent i granz fossez e mistrent un estage  Rom Chev ANTS 7221
( MS: c.1275 )  (in cases of distress the doors and windows of a house may be removed) e [...] soit mis estage u loc u il i ad us  Winchester2 48.63 (15)
♦(tally) stick: 
( 1323 )  [...] les escaches (l. estaches) des dites tailles ne ount mie esté illoeques aportees a joindre a les countretailles  Red Bk 964
♦stilt: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  calopinda gallice: eschace (l. estache)  TLL i 320
( MS: s.xiiiex )  kalopynda: estache  TLL i 320

s. pl.

fishingfence set in a river for catching fish: 
( 1421 )  come grandes dammages e grevouses meschiefs ont estez avenuz [...] pres la citee de Londres tant par gores e estakes faitz e fichez en mesme la ryver  TNA SC 8/144/7167
( 1427 )  estankes, estakes [...] destourbantz le commune passage de vessealx et destruantz le joefne brode et frie de pesson  Rot Parl1 iv 330
estache undé
herald.pale wavy: 
( MS: c.1334 )  Monsire J.M., a .vj. estaches d’or et de goules voidez (l. undez)  Ashmole Roll m3

See also:

stache 
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