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tortoir (c.1170)

The form tortue2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

tortoir (c.1170)

tortur,  torture,  turtur  (rotres (l. totre) tortue)  
  FEW:  torquere 13/ii,89a Gdf:  tordoir 7,752a GdfC: TL: tortoir 10,460 DEAF:  tordre (tortoir)  DMF:  tordoir 1  TLF:  tordoir  OED: MED: DMLBS:

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1implementoenol.wine-press, device for crushing grapes and extracting the juice
( c.1170; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  uns hom [...] Le resplendor de l’or les oilz avoeglerat [...] E les divers tortoirs (var. (L: s.xiiiex) tortures;  (A: s.xiii4/4) turturs ) forment travaillerat. Od del vin enposé li home eniverrunt  Brut Harley3 165.567
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiiex )  les divers tortoirs forment travaillerad  Merlin Proph Alex 549
2implementlivestockox-bow, curved piece of wood forming a collar for a yoked ox
( MS: s.xiii )  Rotarii concumulant denarios fabricando vel vendendo bigas et quadrigas et plaustra, partes quorum sunt canti rotarum et radii vel timpana, axes, caville, limones et themones, iuga cum arquillis (gloss: rotres) (l. totres)  TLL i 199.46 and ii 150.46
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  arquillis: (D) torturs (var. (D*: s.xiii/xiv) tortuys;  (L: s.xiii) tortues ) (M.E. hames, ham berewes, boʒe)  TLL ii 134.46

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See also:

torsseure  tort1  tortis  tortre1 
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