jan 1, 1590 - flaught

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A frequent alternative to ‘flaght’, said in the OED to be chiefly Scottish, but a common word in north Yorkshire for an oblong piece of heath pared from the surface and dried for fuel. 1534 ‘to dig and pare <i>flautes</i> in the said close’; <i>turfes and flawtes,</i> North Duffield (YRS70/76); 1590 <i>Item flaughtes and petes 2s</i>, Grinton (YRS152/291). The possible distinction between ‘turf’ and ‘flaught’ is commented on under ‘flaw’.

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