jan 1, 1669 - leash

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In sporting language this was a set of three, used of game animals, hawks and hounds. 1614 <i>A lease of hawkes </i>, <i>xvil, </i> Skipton (Whit2/321); 1620 <i>They had at least a leashe of grewhownds </i>, Crayke (NYRO44/199); 1669 <i>did see Edward Doughty and William Richinson traycing haires in the said snow with one greyhound and ... kild a Leace of haires </i>, Thorne (QS1/9/2).

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