jan 1, 1664 - nave
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The hub of a wheel, that part into which the end of the axle-tree is inserted. 1581 <i>7 elme naves</i>, Anston (G-A); 1664 <i>9 pair of waine naves</i>, Elmswell (DW239). A variety of alternative spellings has been noted: 1588 <i>certen wayne nathes and carte nathes</i>, Dalton (WBW19); 1643 <i>a gauge</i> [sic] <i>of felkes and naphes in the barne</i>, Pudsey (LRS1/128); 1648 <i>6 axletrees two paire of naffes a gange of felkes two gange of speaks</i>, Sharleston (YRS134/99).
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