Middle English Dictionary Entry
tap-wīn n.
Entry Info
| Forms | tap-wīn n. |
| Etymology | ?From tap(pe n.(1) or tappen v.(1) & wīn n.(1); cp. tā̆m-wīn n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The first tun of bulk wine broached on a Lorraine trading vessel; also, the wine of the first tun, sold retail.
Associated quotations
- c1220 Liber Cust.Lond.in EHR 17 (Add 14252)499 : Cum li Looreng uendrunt a la niwe were si entamerunt le quel ueissel que il uodrunt..E par lur estop deiuent il uendre lestop a denier, E icest ueissel est apele tapwin [?a1325: Tamwyn].
- c1220 Liber Cust.Lond.in EHR 17 (Add 14252)500 : Que nul marchant ne puet entrer en la nef dedenz ces treis itides pur marchandise feire, ke il ne seit el forfait le rei de xl sol., fors del tapwin.
- ?a1325(a1216) Liber Cust.Lond.in RS 12.262 : Nul marchaunt ne put entrer en la neyf..quil ne soit el forfait le Roi de xl souz, fors de Tapwyn.