Middle English Dictionary Entry
lē̆ching ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | lē̆ching ger. Also lesing. |
| Etymology | Cp. lē̆chen v.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A strip or slice of food; (b) ~ knif, a knife used in slicing.
Associated quotations
a
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)15 : Kytte hem y lyke lechyngys.
b
- (1362) Invent.Monk-Wear.in Sur.Soc.29158 : Item, in pistrina..j dressigknyf, j lechingknyf.
- (1396) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO)6.116 : [In the kitchen:..a] lechyngknyf.
- (1408) Invent.Jarrow in Sur.Soc.2981 : Item, in coquina ij ollæ..ij dressingknyves, ij lechingknyves.
- (1416-7) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.103613 : 2 ladell de auricalco et 1 lechyngknyfe.
- (1440) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh.32 : [One] dressyng knyfe, [one] lesyng knyfe, [6 d.].
- (1449) Will York in Sur.Soc.45112 : De ij cultellis, vocatis lecheyng-knyves, iiij d.
- (1468-9) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.9992 : 2 choppyngknyfes et 2 lechyngknyfes.
- (c1498) Will Durham in Sur.Soc.2101 : j Brasyn morter wt a pestell, iij lesyng knyves.