jan 1, 1642 - whip-cord
Description:
A thin tough kind of hempen cord, the material used for whip-lashes or the ends of them. 1377-8 <i>In qwypcorde empt’ per eundem ijd</i>, Bolton Priory (YRS154/568); 1504 <i>Two gros off wypcord and a half xxd</i>, York (SS53/192); 1642 <i>two peeces of whipcoarde or plough stringe</i>, Elmswell (DW68). See wh-.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1642
Now
~ 383 years ago