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jan 1, 1668 - bangwood

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Wright has examples of ‘bang’ in the northernmost counties where the meaning is ‘strong fir pole’ (EDD). This isolated Yorkshire example, if not a transcription error, may indicate its use over a wider area: 1668 <i>two stees</i> [ladders] <i>and some bangwood, 5s 6d</i>, Selby (YRS47/11).

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jan 1, 1668
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~ 357 years ago