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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
shǒut(e
n.(2)
Additional spellings:
shoute
17 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A flat-bottomed boat, barge; (b)
shout man
, the master of a
shoute
; also, a sailor on a
shoute
; also as surname.
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2.
snak
n.
4 quotations in 1 sense
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A ship of some kind, esp. a light, fast ship.
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3.
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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4.
windas
n.
21 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An apparatus for hoisting or hauling, a windlass, winch;
windas rolle
, some part of a windlass, ?a pulley;
windas stok
, a post for mounting a windlass, a windlass bitt;
water windas
, a windlass…
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