Middle English Dictionary Entry
colf n.
Entry Info
| Forms | colf n. |
| Etymology | ?MDu. colve, colf club, etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Naut. Some kind of implement or tool: ?a bat or club.
Associated quotations
- (1296) Newcastle Galley in Archaeol.Ael.4.2186 : De nave, que fuit Raynkini de Stauer arestata, Capiuntur..j ancora ad Batellum, ij Cabule, x Remi, unus Batellus..ij Colfs, j Boye, j Matte..j Mallea ferr[ea].