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pouche (c.1165)

The form pok is a cross reference to the following entry:

pouche (c.1165)

poche,  poke,  pouke,  puche  (pok  Port Bk foster 116)  
  FEW:  *pokka 16,638a Gdf: GdfC:  poche 10,362a TL: poche 1 7,1242 DEAF:  poche 1  DMF:  poche 1  TLF:  poche 1  OED:  poke n.1  / pouch n.  MED:  poke n.  / pouche n.  DMLBS:  poca 2328a

Used as a unit of measure (mainly for wool) only the poke spelling is attested, which, as the OED suggests, was perhaps reinforced by Middle Dutch and Scandinavian cognates.

s.

1bag, sack
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  li gupil li dit: ‘Amis, cent engins sai [...] E pleine puche en ai od mei'  MARIE Fables 352.10
( 1312; MS: s.xiv1 )  Saluez aussi les uns prelaz, Ke en pouches (var. (T: s.xiv2) en pokets) de kanevaz Unt herbergé  Plainte Am 914
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Ataunt tient poche cum sake  Prov inéd 423.31
unitmerch.volumepoke, small sack (used as a unit of measure for primarily raw wool)
( 1228 )  .j. poke de alum, .j. d.  Gras Customs 157
( 1275 )  La neef [..] parti judii [...] ou .xl. sackes et .j. poke de laine  Gras Customs 225
( c.1300 )  De chescun poke de leyne .ij. d.  Oak Book ii 4
( 1347-48 )  come il ait fait avenir en Engleterre.Xxj. pokes de madder a Lenn  Rot Parl1 ii 215
( 1428 )  .xxviij. sarpuler, .j. poke de leine – cust. frank, pontage .iiij. s. .ix. d.  Port Bk studer 72.406
2costumepouch, purse, satchel for carrying small items or money
( c.1300 )  sic mixtas in diversis parvis sacculis, galice en diverse peti pouchis pointe a la manere de un actoun  Pop Med 235.13
( 1423 )  Item, ung pouche ové le seinture, overtz de hautelice blanc, garniz d'or  Rot Parl1 iv 238.453
( 1483-84 )  pur ceinctures, pointes, laces de quir, burses, pouches, espinges, gauntes [...]  Stats ii 495
decor.herald.representation of a pouch, purse
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  L’escu sire Symoun si est de fin sable Ou treis pouches (var. ms. burses) de coilete de usure et de gable  BOZ Char 458
( 1423 )  Item, .ij. peces d'argent d'un sort, chacez de roses et de batons [...]. Item .i. coupe covert d'argent, chacez de pouches  Rot Parl1 iv 226.501
3domesticpouch, bag (used as a strainer or for letting liquid through)
( MS: s.xiiiex )  E puis les (=cut up snails) poudrez bien de sel e les mettez ensemble en une poke de bon kanevaz e les pendez sus e mettez un vessel desuz e recevez ceo ke desgustera e de ceo oignez la chaude goute  Pop Med 269.11
( MS: c.1300 )  E quant vus verrez qu'il soit assez, retreez aucune chose vostre feu, si ke vus le tiegnez en sa chaline deskes  (ms. dreskes) vus le eez bien prent parmi une pouke ke [est] fet de kanevaz. Si lessez ester dekes il soit bien refreidi  Pop Med 271
( s.xivin )  e puys metez la pudre en une puche, e pernez vin blaunc ou vermail e versez desus la pudre e fetes coler com lescive  Culinary Colls (A) 28.5

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See also:

poket  pokyere  pouchemaker 
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