Middle English Dictionary Entry
dekke n.
Entry Info
| Forms | dekke n. |
| Etymology | MDu. dec a covering. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The roof over any part of a boat or ship.
Associated quotations
- [ (1495) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 1186 : In the forecastell aboue in the Dekke. ]
- [ (1496) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 1186 : The dekke ovyr the somercastell. ]
- (1466) Acc.Howard in RC 57348 : My mastyr paid to John Felawe, for xij yerdes of dekke for the spynas, iij s.