Middle English Dictionary Entry
shō̆te n.
Entry Info
| Forms | shō̆te n. |
| Etymology | ?From shō̆t(te, shōte, p.ppl. of shẹ̄ten v.; cp. MLG schōte a rope, cable & AL shota. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?Two cables spliced together.
Associated quotations
- (1316) *Acc.Exch.(PRO) Army Bundle 15 No.3 [OD col.] : Vna cabula vocata shote empta..pro quadam naui regis.
- (1407) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO)7.190 : [John Shepwryght, master of a boat, and Richard Weston had..a] shote [of] cablys, [part of an anchor, and other goods].