Middle English Dictionary Entry
pautener n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pautener n. Pl. pautoners, (Latinate) pauteneras & (error) paukeners. |
| Etymology | OF pautoniere a prostitute; hence, ?the female sex organ. See Sandahl ME Sea Terms 1 79-80. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Naut. A framework of timber used to support the mast of a ship.
Associated quotations
- (1294-6) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 179 : A In Maeremio empto ad pauteneras Galee xvj d.
- (1405-10) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 179 : Et in ij peciis maeremij emptis de eodem Johanne pro pawtoners, inde faciendis infra paruam batellam predictam.
- (1432-7) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 179 : Et in xxvj peciis maeremij emptis de prefato Johanne pro bemes, fforlokes, paukeners, hurdyse, [etc.].