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lōd(e
n.
Additional spellings:
lode
82 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
The normal load that a horse or man could carry or a cart contain, etc., used as a measure of weight or quantity;
cartes lod = cart lod
[see
cart 7.
(b)];
honde-barwe lod
[see
honde 8.
(a)];
hors(es
…
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