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From: "Roland Elliott" <>
Subject: Re: [OLDWORDS] pe, Cowlett, stedge, trefoote, steepes-paint
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 09:57:09 -0700


I think it was a earlier scythe type.R
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Blease" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 16 10 PM
Subject: Re: [OLDWORDS] pe, Cowlett, stedge, trefoote, steepes-paint


See: http://work.ucsd.edu:5141/cgi-bin/http_webster?

SEDGE:
Sedge \Sedge\, n. [OE. segge, AS. secg; akin to LG. segge; -- probably
named from its bladelike appearance,
and akin to L. secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument;

WIMBLE: [OE. wimbil; akin to Dan. vimmel, OD. wemelen to bore. Cf.
{Gimlet}.] An instrument for
boring holes, turned by a handle. Specifically: (a) A gimlet. `` It is
but like the little wimble, to let in the greater
auger.'' --Selden. (b) A stonecutter's brace for boring holes in stone.
(c) An auger used for boring in earth.

Roland Elliott wrote:
>
> it is a Pair of Andirons ,I have seen it before,Andirons were forged in
> different patterns and passed down.r
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Cutmore" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 1 04 AM
> Subject: [OLDWORDS] pe, Cowlett, stedge, trefoote, steepes-paint
>
> Encouraged by the help I received in response to my recent message, I have
> some more questions concerning a 1626 Admon.
>
> 1. What does "pe" mean? It's used extensively as in "a pe of Bellowes" or
> "a pe of andirons". The context looks very much like it's an abbreviation
> of "pair".
>
> When used in this context, the lower case letter "p" always has a loop in
> the tail. Elsewhere, the letter "p" has no loop - apart from its use in
> the word "diap" as in "... 3 dozin of diap Napkins, 3 dozin of Holland
> Napkins ...". "diap" looks like an abbreviation for "diaper".
>
> Would a 'looped p' therefore be a special letter denoting "pr" or "per"?
>
> 2. "Cowlett"? As in "... 4 ffeather boulsters 2 pe of Blanketts & 2
> Cowletts".
>
> 3. "stedge", "trefoote" and "steepes-paint"? As in "Itm 2 tenant-sawes,
> a whippsawe & a handsawe, a stedge, 3 trefootes & a Howe, 2 pikeaxes, 2
> Bills, a garden rake, a steepes-paint, 4 awgors, & a wimble, wth other
> Implements for husbandry".
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Paul Cutmore
>
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