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1. stọ̄̆th(e n.

Additional spellings: stothe
23 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) An upright piece of timber used as support in a wall, partition, etc. [quots. ?c1475 and a1500 may belong to sense 4]; stoth nail, nails of some kind used in fastening such timbers; (b) fig. a…

2. tak n.(1)

23 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A clasp or similar fastener; (b) a nail of some kind;— ?also coll. [quot. c1390], perh. with play on sense (a); tak nail.

3. twist n.

48 quotations in 5 senses
Sense / Definition
That part of a hinge which consists of a plate or band affixed to a door, window, rudder, etc. and of an eye that turns on a pin or hook attached to a doorpost, etc.; ?also, a complete hinge [cp. heng