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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
fithele
n.
17 quotations in 1 sense
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A stringed instrument, "the medieval fiddle, popular in the 12th to 15th centuries, played with a bow, in a variety of tunings with between three and five gut strings, having a monoxyle main body…
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shindle
n.
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A shingle; -- only in cpd.
shindle ston
, a roof slate.
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