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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
trusse
n.
37 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A wrapped bundle containing clothing, laundry, etc., a parcel, traveler's pack; also, ?a bolt of cloth, cloth wound and fastened together in a roll [quots. c1436];
in trusse
, ?on the bolt; (b) a…
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tup(pe
n.
Additional spellings:
tuppe
23 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A male sheep, ram; also, a ram's skin [quot. c1450];
tup hed
;
tup horn
; (b)
mil.
a battering ram; (c) in surnames and place name.
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