Middle English Dictionary Entry
escauding(e ger.
Entry Info
Forms | escauding(e ger. |
Etymology | ONF escauder. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. scalden.
1.
The washing and cleansing with boiling water of an animal's carcass; scalding.
Associated quotations
- a1350 Ipswich Domesday(1) (Add 25012)202 : De chescun escaudinge de proc.
- c1436 Ipswich Domesday(2) (Add 25011)203 : Of eche carcays of pork..for the escaudyng.