jan 1, 1567 - awl
Description:
No examples of this word have been found in glossaries or dictionaries but it is clearly distinct from ‘awl’ in the sense of a small piercing tool. It was evidently a container, used in the kitchen or dairy: 1559 <i>one boultyng aule</i>, Harrogate (SS104/80); 1567 <i>one awle for lyeing of chese in</i>, Well (SS26/209).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1567
Now
~ 458 years ago