jan 1, 1581 - cob-iron

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There seems to be some uncertainty about the exact meaning of this word which has been said to be a kind of ‘knobbed’ andiron or one of the irons on which a spit turns (OED). 1451 <i>Item j cobyryn</i>, York (SS30/152); 1485 <i>j cobiren iiijd</i>, Ripon (SS64/370); 1554 <i>vj spyttes ij payre of cobyrons one payre of tonges</i>, South Cave (Kaner49); 1577 <i>one spytt & one payre of cobyrones 2s 6d</i>, Abbotside (YRS130/11); 1581 <i>1 rekyne, 1 payre of cobbyerns</i>, Anston (G-A). In 1570 <i>William Cobyron scotus</i> was buried in Sheffield (PR); his name is likely to have been Cockburn, pronounced Coburn.

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