Middle English Dictionary Entry
cabochen v.
Entry Info
Forms | cabochen v. Also cabachen. |
Etymology | From caboche |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To cut off (the head).
Associated quotations
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)99 : Þere nedeþ nomore but þe caboche [Dgb: to caboche; Add: cabache] his hede.