jan 1, 1485 - dolium
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Latin for a large earthenware jar, used particularly as a wine container. However, it was regularly used in English contexts for a cask. 1383 <i>Alia utensilia, ut in tonnelis, doliis et barellis vjs viijd</i>, Sheffield (SS4/125); 1485 <i>ij dolia plena sale xvjs viijd</i>, Ripon (SS64/371).
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