dauber - Middle English Compendium

Middle English Dictionary Entry

daubẹ̄̆r n.

Forms	daubẹ̄̆r n. Also douber, dober.
Etymology	AF; prob. also from dauben v.

One who works in clay, lime, mortar, or calking material: plasterer, dauber; potter; calker.

[ (1263) in Fransson Surn.176 : Joh. le Daubour. ]
[ (1301) in Fransson Surn.176 : Adam le Douber. ]
[ (1319) in Fransson Surn.176 : Math. le Dober'. ]
[ (1332) in Fransson Surn.176 : Pet. le Daber. ]
(a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Is.41.25 : As a daubere or a potter [L plastes] totredende the lowe erthe.
(1385) *Mun.B.Bridgewater47 : j Theschere..ij Daubers.
(1423) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E.152/377 : Item, to on Robert, dawber, for his dawbyng be vij dayes..ij s. vij d.
(1423) RParl.4.258b : Masons, Carpenters, Tilers, Daubers.
(1426-7) Rec.St.Mary at Hill66 : Also þe same day a dawber and his man xiiij d.
(1431) Grocer Lond.(Kingdon)207/14 : To a Dawber For perlymyng and whytyng off þe halle iiij li.
?1435 Lond.Chron.Jul.(Jul B.2)85 : Masons, carpenters, tylers, Dowbers.
(1440) Acc.Bk.Carpenter Co.5 : Payde for dobers x s. ij d.
(1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)114 : Dawber, or cleymann: Argillarius, bituminarius.
(1460-65) Acc.St.Andrew Hubbard in BMag.31396 : Payde to dyuers dawbers and laborers, for lombe & sonde & for thayre hyre.
1483 Cath.Angl.(Monson 168)103 : A Dober: linitor.