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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
hasp(e
n.
Additional spellings:
haspe
41 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A fastening for a door, gate, chest, etc.; a hasp;
up bi the hasp
, unfastened, unlatched;
barre and hasp, stapel and hasp
; (b) a fastening for a garment or a helmet; ?a buckle, ?a lace; (c) a hank…
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mark(e
n.(2)
Additional spellings:
marke
60 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A measure of weight equivalent to 8 ounces; (b)
mark pound
, a measure of weight equivalent to 1/16 of a lispound.
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timber
n.(2)
9 quotations in 1 sense
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A specific quantity of furs, usu. a bundle of forty skins.
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