Middle English Dictionary Entry
tachoun n.
Entry Info
Forms | tachoun n. |
Etymology | Cp. EMnE dial. tachener a young man employed in a fishing boat. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Some kind of fishing boat.
Associated quotations
- (1363) in Page Vic.Hist.Sus.2265 : Cristschar [..4 s. at Christmas from four] tachouns [and 40 s. 4 d. at Easter from] tramelers, herbews, [and] tachouns.