thewe (s.xivin)

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thewe (s.xivin)

[gdw]

[FEW: ; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF:  thewe; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED:  thew n.2; MED:  theu n.2; DMLBS: ]
theu  
M.E.

s.

1implementcucking stool, instrument of punishment for women by subjecting them to public abuse and ridicule
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 ) femmes qe sunt communs tenceresses [...] seyent [...] chastiez par la juyse qe est apelé le theu  164
( MS: 1419 ) si ascune comune putayne soit trové [...] si ele soyt la seconde foytz diceo atteint, soit overtement amesnez, ové ministralx, de la prisone tanqes al thewe, ové un chaperoun ray, et mys sur icelle par certein temps, solonc discrecioun dez maire et aldermans. Et la tierce foitz eit mesme [...] sez chiveux taillez roundement entour sa teste sur le thewe  459
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