Middle English Dictionary Entry
dam-lād n.
Entry Info
| Forms | dam-lād n. Also damp-lade. |
| Etymology | Cp. lōd load &?dam, sense 2, a body of water. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A 'load' of ten (?) tons [a Yorkshire measure of weight].
Associated quotations
- (1360) Fabric R.Yk.Min.in Sur.Soc.352 : Pro cariagio xiiij damplade petrarum..Pro ix damplade petrarum in querera 22 s.
- 1364 in Salzman Building in Engl.122 : In 77 damlades 6 dol' pond' de werkstane rugh, damlade ad 8 s. Et 38 damlades 3 dol' pond' werkstane scapeld, damlade inde ad 10 s. Et 67 damlades 8 dol' pond' de mayillioum, damlade ad 6 s. empt' apud Tadcastr, £70.10 s.
- (1371) Fabric R.Yk.Min.in Sur.Soc.356 : Et in 20 damlad lapidum cariandis de quarera..pro singulo damlad 16 s.