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turnour (1180)
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The form tornour is a cross reference to the following entry:

turnour (1180)

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tornour,  tornur;  tournour;  turner,  turneur,  turnur  
  FEW:  tornare 13/ii,56a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  tourneur 10,790c TL: torneor 10,428 DEAF:  torner (torneor)  DMF:  tourneur 1  TLF:  tourneur  OED:  turner n.1  MED:  turnour n.1  DMLBS:  tornarius 2 3455b / tornator 3455b

The example from Man Pecchez ANTS may also be read as a variant for turneiur.

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1occupationturner, one who uses a lathe to fashion objects of wood, metal, etc.: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  versor: (C) gallice turnur  TLL ii 170
( MS: c.1300 )  Turneur de Blie  English Towns 502.65
( 1464-65 )  turnours, carpenters, woodemongers et charboners, qi occupient expendent et guastent annuelment en leur occupacions graunt quantité de tout manere de mahereme d'aspe  Stats ii 416
2implementlathe, implement used for turning and shaping wood, metal, ivory etc.: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  giro: turner  TLL ii 57.86
♦implementwindlass, rotating device used for lifting and winding: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  girgullus: (D) vindasse, turner  TLL ii 46.86
3joustingjouster, participant in a tournament: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Kanke ay dit dé turneurs, Entendet ausi dé justeurs  Man pechez ants 4069
4 name (used as a surname): 
( 1180 )  Warner le Turnur  Family Names Tuner
( 1191-2 )  Ralph le Tornur  Family Names Tuner
( MS: s.xiii4/4 )  David le Taillour, Richard le Turnur  Denbigh 40
( 1307-12 )  a la meson Robert le Turnur atourné l’avauntdit William  LANGETON 298
( 1419-20 )  de Robert Bacheler apprentice Thomas Tornour - .ij. s.  Mercers 314

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See also:

tresturnour  turnable  turnance  tuné1  turneboeler  turnee  turnei  turneiement  turneier  turneiur  turneiz  turnel2  turner1  turner2  turnesolle  turniole  turnure 
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