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1. ǧib(e-crā̆ke n.

Additional spellings: gibcrake, gibe-crake, gibecrake
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Some kind of ornament, a gimcrack; (b) some kind of siege engine; (c) in surnames & place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.200]. …

2. trest(e n.

Additional spellings: treste
16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A support, usu. one of a pair, for boards or planks serving as a tabletop, a base, trestle; also, a beam or rod; also [quot. ?a1425], wood for a scabbard;— ?error for tre n.; paire (of) trestes……

3. trestel n.

39 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A support, usu. two-legged and employed in pairs, for boards or planks serving as a tabletop, a base, trestle;—also coll.; paire (of) trestel(es; (b) a bracing or supporting structure consisting……

4. oilet n.

16 quotations in 3 senses
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A small opening in a wall or window, usually for observation or the discharge of missiles. …

5. barel n.

43 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A barrel; (b) hering barel; harneis barel; etc.; (c) fir(ing barel, ter barel, a container filled with wildfire or tar (used in warfare). …

6. plank(e n.

Additional spellings: planke
59 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A plank, especially a thick board used in construction; (b) plank bord, a plank; stif as a plank, stiff as a board;(c) ?a money-table, counter; (d) a plank of a bridge or footbridge; a gangplank……

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