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1. fō̆rd-lō̆nd n.

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Some kind of land; ?land lying in a clearing or opening of the forest [cp. ford sense 2]; ?land granted to a tenant temporarily and on special terms [cp. for(e-land, sense 2]. …

2. ford-lot n.

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Some kind of land; ford-lot lond. …

3. Stafford n.

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(a) In comb.: Stafford bleu, blue cloth from Stafford in Staffordshire; clothen in Stafford bleu, fig. to give (sb.) a beating, beat black-and-blue; (b) in comb.: Stafford knotte, her. a loose knot……

4. wath n.

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(a) A ford; (b) in surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.230]. …

5. fōrd n.

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(a) A shallow place in a body of water; esp., a place where one may pass through the water, a ford; (b) a watering place; a spring. …

6. dogge n.

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(a) An ordinary dog or cur; curre dogge; (b) as a term of abuse or contempt: a worthless or contemptible person; wretch, cur; -- also, said of the Devil. …

7. shortford n.

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Law A process by which one could recover property for which rents or services are due after going through gavelet [see gavelet n.(a).]. …

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