Middle English Dictionary Entry

tā̆velin n.
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Entry Info

Forms tā̆velin n.
Etymology Prob. from Gmc.: cp. OS tafla, MDu. tāfel(e, taffele, tāvele board & OE tæfl, OI tafl board game; ult. L tabula.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
?One of a pair of boards used to hold a bundle of skins; ?a small piece of fur, a skin.
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