Middle English Dictionary Entry
spāde-grā̆f(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | spāde-grā̆f(e n. |
| Etymology | From spāde n. & grā̆f(e, vars. of grāve n.(1) or grēve n.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The length of the head of a spade, used as a unit of measure.
Associated quotations
- a1350(1251) Cart.Ramsey in RS 79.1288 : Fossabit unam rodam longitudinis sexdecim pedum, latitudinis..et profunditatis duorum spadegrafes et amplius, et in veteri fossato duas rodas ejusdem longitudinis et profunditatis unius spadegrafe.
- a1350(1252) Cart.Ramsey in RS 79.1299 : Faciat unam perticam fossati..habentis profunditatem duorum spadegrafs.