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tou (1338)

tou (1338)

(tawe)  
  FEW:  *togon 17,342a Gdf: GdfC:  touee 10,783c TL: DEAF: DMF:  touee  TLF:  touée  OED:  tow n.3  MED:  tou n.2  DMLBS:

s.

ship. rope, cable (used on a ship)
( 1338 )  La hulk appelee 'Christofre de la Toure' dont John Kyngeston est meistre, ové l’apparaill, [...] un handgone, un petit batell appellé le Cokke, un grand tawe, un davyot pur le forechasteil  Starlyng and Leget 475
( 1347-59 )  En tou achater pur la tylater des ditz escomers .x. s  Sandahl Sea iii 147
( s.xiv4/4 )  Item, soit enquis de tous petites felonnies [...] emblent avirons, ancres, ou autres appareilz de nefs ou batteaulx, ou emblent ou coubent sur la mer rees ou levent tawes  Blk Bk Adm 150

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See also:

touage  touer  tourope 
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