jan 1, 1439 - dishbinder

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Found in a by-name and minor place-name. The meaning is not certain although dishes were being ‘turned’ in Sowerby at that time. 1331 <i>John le Dishbinder</i>, Sowerby (YRS109/183); 1339 <i>William Disshebinder</i>, Sowerby (WCR12/200). Smith suggested that the Halifax field-name <i>Dyshbyndersherde</i>, noted in 1439, was ‘one who repairs dishes’, presumably with ‘yard’ as the suffix (PNWR3/109). See dish-thrower.

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