Middle English Dictionary Entry
ches-treu n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ches-treu n. Also chas-. |
| Etymology | Cp. OF chasse case, container & ME treu , trē wood, timber; prob. an AF creation. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Naut. One of two small pieces of timber, perforated to receive the tack of a sail [see quot. 1625 below and quot. 1769 in OD under chesstree].
Associated quotations
- (1313) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 143 : Chastreus et autres menues peces a la Nief.
- [ (1339) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 143 : Pro spurnewetis et Chestrewys. ]
- [ (1401) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 143 : In factura del Chestrews dicte nauis [a1625 ME Sea Terms 1: Ches-trees Are two small Peices of timber wth a hole in them, in wch the Mayne Tacke doth runne, & to wch the Tacke is haled downe: These are placed a litle abaft the Loofe of the shippe]. ]